NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

SA-3

Launch Time
Fri Nov 16, 1962 16:45 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-3

The main objectives of SA-3 were much the same as the previous two Saturn I flights in that it was primarily a test of the first-stage booster (S-I) and its H-1 engines. According to the NASA report Results of the Third Saturn 1 Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-3 aimed to test four areas: the booster, the ground support equipment, the vehicle in flight, and Project Highwater.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 52,480.0 kg
Suborbital

Location

LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

Saturn I

3rd mission
2nd mission of 1962
3rd successful mission