flown missionSuccess

Saturn I | Saturn SA-3

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 34 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USANov 16, 1962, 17:45 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Saturn SA-3
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

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

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Nov 16, 1962, 17:45 UTC
Window opens: Nov 16, 1962, 17:45 UTC
Window closes: Nov 16, 1962, 17:45 UTC
Last updated: Nov 16, 2025, 17:20 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Saturn I
Family: Saturn
Variant: I
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Country: USA

webcasts

Saturn 1 (SA-3) Launch

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 34
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5218, -80.5611