RocketSaturn Ivariant Blk2
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 25, 1965, 07:35
- Launch designation
- 1965-039
- Mission
- Pegasus 2
- Flight name
- AS-108/Pegasus 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-8
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 506 km
- Initial apogee
- 748 km
- Inclination
- 31.8°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 15.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus 2 | 1965-039ANORAD 1381 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Space science | 1,400 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Nov 3, 1979 |
| Apollo BP-26 | 1965-039BNORAD 1385 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 8, 1989 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.