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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn VLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Apollo 4
Launched
November 9, 1967
Summary
Apollo 4 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 9, 1967. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 90th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 773rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Saturn V flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The spacecraft was Apollo CSM-017 (CSM-017). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Saturn V flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 90th launch4th this yearhumanity's 773rd orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Apollo CSM-017 (CSM-017)
CSM-017 was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Apollo 4 mission.
- Destination: Hyperbolic Earth Orbit (simulating a return from the Moon)
- Mission length: 9 hours
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Apollo 4 · NORAD 3032 · landed November 9, 1967
Saturn S-IVB-501 · deorbited November 9, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Apollo 4 was an "all-up" test, meaning all rocket stages and spacecraft were fully functional on the initial flight, a first for NASA. It was the first time the S-IC first stage and S-II second stage flew. It also demonstrated the S-IVB third stage's first in-flight restart. The mission used a Block I Command Service Module (CSM) modified to test several key Block II revisions, including its heat shield at simulated lunar-return velocity and angle.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
1st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 1st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Apollo 4 launch?
Apollo 4 launched on November 9, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apollo 4?
Coverage: APOLLO 4: THE FIRST GIANT STEPS SATURN V ROCKET HISTORIC NASA FILM 71442; Launch of Apollo 4 first Saturn V as seen LIVE on CBS w/ Walter Cronkite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Apollo 4?
Saturn V, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn V spec sheet
Where did Apollo 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit was Apollo 4 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a human exploration mission.
Which program is Apollo 4 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo