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.

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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

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S-I usedInMission SA-4
S-I usedInMission SA-4
this entity surface form: SA-5