National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn ISpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Saturn-SA 6
Launched
May 28, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Saturn-SA 6 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn I from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 28, 1964. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 53rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 324th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Saturn I flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 193 × 226 km orbit inclined 31.7°. 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
- 6th Saturn I flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 53rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 324th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apollo BP-13 · NORAD 800 · 1964-025 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-025A
- Epoch
- 1964-05-28 19:41:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26473498 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025065
- Inclination
- 31.6827°
- Ascending node
- 304.3486°
- Arg. of perigee
- 82.2142°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.0764°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Apollo BP-13 · NORAD 800 · re-entered June 1, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 2nd this year · 113th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Saturn-SA 6 launch?
Saturn-SA 6 launched on May 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Saturn-SA 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Saturn-SA 6?
Saturn I, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn I spec sheet
Where did Saturn-SA 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Saturn-SA 6 reach?
It reached a 193 × 226 km orbit inclined 31.7°.
How many satellites did Saturn-SA 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Saturn-SA 6 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo