Launch Detail
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Launch detail
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Saturn IB • Launch Complex 34 (FL)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Saturn IB • LC-34
Second uncrewed suborbital test flight of an Apollo CSM with the Saturn IB launch vehicle.
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Second uncrewed suborbital test flight of an Apollo CSM with the Saturn IB launch vehicle.
The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Launch-stage and landing context surfaced from LL2 when it exists.
Apollo CSM used for the AS-202 suborbital test flight.
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
