Apollo 4
Apollo 4 was the first unmanned test flight mission of the Saturn V launch vehicle. This was the rocket used in the Apollo program to send the first men to the Moon. The rocket was launched on November 9, 1967 from the Kennedy Space Center. NASA said that the mission was a complete success, and it helped the Apollo program very much.
| File:Apollo 4 liftoff - GPN-2006-000038.jpg Apollo 4, the first flight of a Saturn V launch vehicle, rises from Launch Pad 39A | |
| Mission type | Test flight |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-113A |
| SATCAT no. | 3032 |
| Mission duration | 8 hours, 36 minutes, 59 seconds |
| Orbits completed | 3 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Apollo CSM-017 Apollo LTA-10R |
| Manufacturer | North American Rockwell |
| Launch mass | 36,856 kilograms (81,253 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 9, 1967, 12:00:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Saturn V SA-501 |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Bennington |
| Landing date | November 9, 1967, 20:37:00 UTC |
| Landing site | North Pacific Ocean 30°06′N 172°32′W / 30.100°N 172.533°W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Highly elliptical orbit |
| Perigee | −204 kilometers (−110 nmi)[2] |
| Apogee | 18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi) |
| Inclination | 31.9 degrees |
| Period | 314.58 minutes (initial) |
| Epoch | November 9, 1967[3] |
Apollo 4 Media
- Apollo-Saturn 501 Vehicle Preparations - GPN-2000-000956.jpg
Apollo 4 inside the VAB
- Aerial view of Apollo 4 rollout.jpg
The Apollo 4 launch vehicle (right) is rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building (far left) past the Mobile Servicing Structure.
- S67-36022.jpg
CSM-017 is moved into position.
- Apollo 4 on the night before launch, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1967.jpg
Apollo 4 on the launch pad
- Activity in the Mission Control Room during launch of Apollo 4.jpg
Mission controllers watch Apollo 4 climb to orbit.
- Separation of Rocket Stages During Apollo 4.webm
Two cameras captured the staging event; one clip is shown. The first stage falls away, followed by the interstage ring.
- AS4-1-410HR.jpg
Earth photographed with the command module camera
References
- ↑ Saturn V Launch Vehicle Flight Evaluation Report - AS-501 Apollo 4 Mission (PDF). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center: NASA. January 15, 1968. MPR-SAT-FE-68-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Orbit to landing entry path would have taken it below the Earth's surface to simulate a high-energy lunar re-entry.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
