Apollo 4

Apollo 4
	Apollo 4, the first flight of a Saturn V launch vehicle, rises from Launch Pad 39A
Mission type	Test flight
Operator	NASA
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)
Apogee	18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi)
Inclination	31.9 degrees
Period	314.58 minutes (initial)
Epoch	November 9, 1967
	Apollo program ← Apollo 1 Apollo 5 →

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.

Apollo 4 Media

Apollo 4 inside the VAB
The Apollo 4 launch vehicle (right) is rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building (far left) past the Mobile Servicing Structure.
CSM-017 is moved into position.
Apollo 4 on the launch pad
Mission controllers watch Apollo 4 climb to orbit.
Two cameras captured the staging event; one clip is shown. The first stage falls away, followed by the interstage ring.
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.

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[NASAeval-1] 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.

[2] Orbit to landing entry path would have taken it below the Earth's surface to simulate a high-energy lunar re-entry.

[satcat-3] McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

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