RocketSaturn Ivariant Blk2
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 16, 1965, 14:37
- Launch designation
- 1965-009
- Mission
- Pegasus 1
- Flight name
- AS-109/Pegasus 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-9
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 496 km
- Initial apogee
- 745 km
- Inclination
- 31.8°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 15.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus 1 | 1965-009ANORAD 1085 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Space science | 1,400 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Sep 17, 1978 |
| Apollo BP-16 | 1965-009BNORAD 1088 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 10, 1985 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.