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AS-101

First boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft. AS-101 was launched on May 28, 1964 aboard a Saturn I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jun 1, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-025ANORAD 800United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo BP-13
Common name
AS-101
Payload designation
Apollo BP-13 CM
Other names
AS-101
International designator
1964-025A
NORAD catalog number
800
GCAT identifier
S00800
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.073

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 28, 1964 · 17:07 UTC
Launch record
1964-025Success
Rocket
Saturn I
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
178 km
Apogee
199 km
Inclination
31.77°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
June 1, 1964
Last known active
May 28, 1964
End of operations
May 28, 1964

Size

Mass
4,218 kg
Dry mass
4,218 kg
Total mass with attached objects
16.2 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 Q277719 (CC0).