flown missionSuccess

Saturn IB | Apollo AS-203

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 37B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJul 05, 1966, 14:53 UTC

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

mission

Name: Apollo AS-203
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The purpose of Apollo 203 was to check out the behaviour of the fuel inside the Saturn-4B stage in weightlessness, which was crucial to allow the reignition of the stage.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jul 05, 1966, 14:53 UTC
Window opens: Jul 05, 1966, 14:53 UTC
Window closes: Jul 05, 1966, 14:53 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:43 UTC

vehicle & provider

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

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 37B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5317, -80.5649