Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
A-101
AS-101 (also designated SA-6) was the sixth flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, which carried the first boilerplate Apollo spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The test took place on May 28, 1964, lasting for four orbits (about six hours). The spacecraft and its upper stage completed a total of 54 orbits before reentering the atmosphere and crashing in the Pacific Ocean on June 1, 1964.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,700.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
31st orbital launch attempt
Saturn I
6th mission
2nd mission of 1964
6th successful mission