AS-202 (19)

Pad 34 (6)

Saturn-1B (3)

Milestones:

02/07/66 - S-1 Stage ondock at KSC

02/07/66 - S-1B Stage ondock at KSC

01/29/66 - S-IVB ondock at KSC

02/21/66 - S-IU ondock at KSC

03/11/66 - Launch vehicle at Pad

07/02/66 - Spacecraft at Pad

08/05/66 - Countdown Demonstration Test

08/25/66 - Launch

Payload:

Spacecraft-011

Mission Objective:

Demonstrate structural integrity and compatibility of launch vehicle and confirm launch loads. Demonstrate separation of first and second stages of Saturn, LES and boost protective cover from CSM, CSM from instrument unit/spacecraft/lunar module (LM) adapter, and CM from SM. Verify operations of Saturn propulsion, guidance and control, and electrical subsystems. Verify operation of spacecraft subsystems and adequacy of heatshield for reentry from low earth orbit. Evaluate emergency detection system in open-loop configuration. Evaluate heatshield ablator at high reentry rates. Demonstrate operation of mission support facilities. All objectives Achieved.

Launch:

August 25, 1966, 12:15:32 pm EST. Complex 34 Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral Fl. Hold for 60 minutes to resolve problem with launch vehicle digital computer during power transfer test; 48-minute hold for recurrence of computer problem; 41-minute hold to attempt to clear up problem with the remote site data processor on the Rose Knot Victor; 5-minute hold to evaluate Saturn 1B low fuel mass quantity indicator. Launch Weight: 56,900 lbs (spacecraft), 1,312,300 lbs (total vehicle).

Orbit:

Altitude: 1143 Km

Inclination: 105 degrees

Orbits: (suborbital)

Duration: 0 Days, 1 hours, 33 min, 28 seconds

Distance: miles

Landing:

August 25, 1966, 1:49pm EST. Atlantic Ocean 16 deg 7 min North by 168 deg 54 min East Longitude. Miss distance 370 kilometers. Recovered by U.S.S. Hornet at 11:17pm EST 08/25/66.

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