Status
Success
A-103 & Pegasus 1
Launch Time
Tue Feb 16, 1965 14:37 UTC
Tue Feb 16, 1965 14:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
AS-103
AS-103 was the third orbital flight test of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, and the first flight of a Pegasus micrometeoroid detection satellite. Also known as SA-9, it was the third operational launch of a two-stage Saturn I launch vehicle.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Pegasus 1
Pegasus 1 or I, known before launch as Pegasus A, was an American satellite which was launched in 1965 to study micrometeoroid impacts in low Earth orbit. It was the first of three Pegasus satellites to be launched. The Pegasus spacecraft were manufactured by Fairchild Hiller, and operated by NASA.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,450.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
11th orbital launch attempt
Saturn I
8th mission
1st mission of 1965
8th successful mission