NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

SA-2

Launch Time
Wed Apr 25, 1962 13:00 UTC

Rocket

Saturn I Block I
NASA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 6,700 kN
Payload to LEO: 0 kg
Stages: 1
Rocket Height: 55.0 m

Mission Details

SA-2

The objectives of SA-2 were much the same as those of SA-1 in that it was primarily a test of the Saturn I rocket and the new H-1 engines. Specifically, its goals were to prove propulsion performance and mission adequacy, vehicle structural design and aerodynamic characteristics, guidance and control systems, and launch facility and ground support equipment.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 52,480.0 kg
Suborbital

Location

LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

Saturn I

2nd mission
1st mission of 1962
2nd successful mission