SA-2
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SA-2 is a specific space mission or spacecraft designation associated with the S-I launch vehicle in the early U.S. space program.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SA-3 | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Saturn I test flight
ⓘ
space mission ⓘ suborbital test flight ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 105 kilometers ⓘ |
| codename | Project Highwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstStageEngines | 8 H-1 engines ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellants |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| flightDuration | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| followedBy | SA-3 ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of Saturn launch vehicles used in Apollo program
ⓘ
early test of clustered-engine large launch vehicle ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1962-04-25 ⓘ |
| launchLocation | Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 500 metric tons ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LC-34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 1962-04-25T14:00:34Z ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleConfiguration | Block I Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleStage | S-I first stage ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
demonstrate high-altitude release of ballast water
ⓘ
simulate orbital payload mass using water ballast ⓘ test guidance and control systems ⓘ test propulsion system performance ⓘ test structural integrity of Saturn I first stage ⓘ |
| missionType |
boilerplate payload test
ⓘ
developmental test flight ⓘ |
| operator | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | first successful Project Highwater experiment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saturn I program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early U.S. space program ⓘ |
| payload |
boilerplate upper stages
ⓘ
water ballast ⓘ |
| precededBy | SA-1 ⓘ |
| program | Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectName | Project Highwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | success ⓘ |
| waterBallastMass | about 109000 liters of water ⓘ |
| waterReleaseAltitude | approximately 105 kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SA-3