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Saturn I | Saturn SA-3
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Successful

Saturn SA-3

Saturn I

Historical mission record

This page records Saturn I | Saturn SA-3 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Third test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle. It carried an experiment for Project Highwater.

Launch vehicle
Saturn I
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Suborbital
Launch pad
Launch Complex 34
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Programs
Apollo

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Saturn I
NASA
Launch vehicle

Saturn I

The Saturn I was a rocket designed as the United States' first medium lift launch vehicle for up to 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) low Earth orbit payloads.

Height
55 m
Diameter
6.6 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
10
First flight
1961-10-27

Recorded timing

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SCHEDULED MOMENT

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationSuborbital

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