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Subcritical Cryo LN2 Exp

Uprated Saturn I launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 5, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 5, 1966 · 14:53 UTCLaunch 1966-059Launch no. 586 in the log
RocketUprated Saturn I
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 5, 1966, 14:53
Launch designation
1966-059
Mission
Subcritical Cryo LN2 Exp
Flight name
AS-203
Vehicle flight ID
SA-203

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
184 km
Initial apogee
214 km
Inclination
32.0°
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AS-203 Nosecone1966-059BNORAD 2291NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterTechnology1,656 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 13, 1966

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.