SA-4
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SA-4 was an early uncrewed Saturn I test flight in NASA’s Apollo program, used to validate the rocket’s performance and systems before crewed missions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SA-5 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program test mission
ⓘ
Saturn I test flight ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogee_km | about 129 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewStatus | uncrewed ⓘ |
| downrangeDistance_km | about 335 ⓘ |
| engineOutTest | one H-1 engine was intentionally shut down during flight ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineArrangement | clustered configuration GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineCount | 8 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | H-1 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageManufacturedBy | Chrysler Corporation Space Division GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstStageType | S-I first stage ⓘ |
| flightDuration_minutes | about 8 ⓘ |
| followedBy | SA-5 ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1963-03-28 ⓘ |
| launchDateTimeUTC | 1963-03-28T17:11:55Z ⓘ |
| launchLocation | Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMass_kg | about 52400 ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LC-34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleStageCount | 2 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Chrysler Corporation Space Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionNumberInSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
evaluate guidance and control systems
ⓘ
test engine-out capability of the first stage ⓘ test structural integrity of the launch vehicle ⓘ validate Saturn I first stage performance ⓘ |
| missionType | test flight ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Saturn I flight to test engine-out capability
ⓘ
used a dummy upper stage instead of a live second stage ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadType | boilerplate payload ⓘ |
| precededBy | SA-3 ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recovery | first stage impacted Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Saturn I program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | success ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondStageStatus | second stage was a dummy stage ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | completed mission ⓘ |
| usesRocket | Saturn I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRocketVariant | Saturn I Block I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SA-5