AS-203
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AS-203 was an uncrewed Saturn IB test flight in NASA’s Apollo program, primarily used to study the behavior of liquid hydrogen fuel in orbit.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program mission
ⓘ
Saturn IB test flight ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogeeApprox | ~190 km ⓘ |
| apsis | gee ⓘ |
| capsuleFlown | none ⓘ |
| commandModule | not flown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | none ⓘ |
| failureEvent | loss of vehicle due to rupture of S-IVB hydrogen tank ⓘ |
| failurePhase | on-orbit operations ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclinationApprox | ~31.7 degrees ⓘ |
| isApolloNumberedFlight | true ⓘ |
| isUncrewed | true ⓘ |
| launchDate |
1966-07-05
ⓘ
5 July 1966 ⓘ |
| launchMassApprox | ~54,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LC-34 ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 1966-07-05T14:53:17Z ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn IB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
~4 hours
ⓘ
~4 hours 35 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial success ⓘ |
| missionType |
technology demonstration
ⓘ
upper stage propellant behavior test ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigeeApprox | ~185 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | AS-202 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study behavior of liquid hydrogen in orbit
ⓘ
support design of Saturn V S-IVB restart capability ⓘ test S-IVB stage performance in space ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to design of restartable S-IVB for Saturn V
ⓘ
provided data on liquid hydrogen slosh and tank behavior in microgravity ⓘ validated aspects of S-IVB structural and thermal performance ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Saturn I family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceModule | not flown ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftStageTested | S-IVB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperStageOxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| upperStagePropellant | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| yearOfSpaceflight | 1966 ⓘ |
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