National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn ISpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Saturn SA-5
Launched
January 29, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Saturn SA-5 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn I from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 29, 1964. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 50th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Saturn I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Saturn I flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 50th launch1st this yearhumanity's 298th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
Saturn SA-5 · re-entered April 30, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle. The payload consisted of a ballasted and instrumented nosecone attached to the Saturn-IV stage.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 108th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Saturn SA-5 launch?
Saturn SA-5 launched on January 29, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Saturn SA-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Saturn SA-5?
Saturn I, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn I spec sheet
Where did Saturn SA-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Saturn SA-5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
Which program is Saturn SA-5 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo