SA-1
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SA-1 was the first Saturn I rocket test flight, marking an early milestone in NASA’s development of the Saturn launch vehicle family used in the Apollo program.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Saturn I rocket
ⓘ
launch vehicle test flight ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| agencyDivision | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 136 kilometers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | none ⓘ |
| designer | Wernher von Braun team ⓘ |
| downrangeDistance | approximately 345 kilometers ⓘ |
| firstStageEngines | 8 H-1 engines ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellant | RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| flightDuration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| followedBy | SA-2 ⓘ |
| isUncrewed | true ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1961-10-27 ⓘ |
| launchLocation | Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 500000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LC-34 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleConfiguration | Block I Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType |
suborbital flight
ⓘ
test flight ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo program development phase
ⓘ
Saturn I program NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn launch vehicle development program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload |
ballast mass
ⓘ
dummy upper stages ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstrate clustered engine performance
ⓘ
test first stage of Saturn I ⓘ validate structural integrity of Saturn I ⓘ |
| reachedSpace | true ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to development of Apollo lunar missions
ⓘ
early milestone in Saturn launch vehicle development ⓘ first flight of a Saturn I rocket ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| stageTested | S-I first stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testObjectivesMet | true ⓘ |
| worldwideContext | early 1960s space race ⓘ |
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