Mission type | Test flight |
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Operator | NASA |
Mission duration | 4 minutes, 52 seconds |
Distance travelled | 211.41 km (131.36 mi) |
Apogee | 167.22 km (103.91 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 499,683 kg (550.8 short tons) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 16, 1962, 17:45:02 | UTC
Rocket | Saturn I SA-3 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-34 |
End of mission | |
Destroyed | November 16, 1962, 17:49:54 UTC (Project Highwater) |
Project Apollo Uncrewed tests |
Saturn-Apollo 3 (SA-3) was the third flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, the second flight of Project Highwater, and part of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on November 16, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.