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Apollo 4

Uncrewed test flight of the United States Apollo program. Apollo 4 was launched on November 9, 1967 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 9, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-113ANORAD 3032United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo 4
Payload designation
Apollo SC017
Other names
AS-501
International designator
1967-113A
NORAD catalog number
3032
GCAT identifier
S03032
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.184

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Apollo I
Owner
MSC
Country
United States
Builder
North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Platform (bus)
CM

Launch

Date
November 9, 1967 · 12:00 UTC
Launch record
1967-113Success
Rocket
Saturn V
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
EEO
Perigee
28 km
Inclination
30.45°
Status
Landed
Status date
November 9, 1967
Last known active
Nov 9, 1967
End of operations
Nov 9, 1967

Size

Mass
5,537 kg
Dry mass
5,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
23.5 t
Length
3.5 m
Diameter
3.90 m
Span
3.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q236071 (CC0).