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AS-102

Second boilerplate test of Apollo spacecraft. AS-102 was launched on September 18, 1964 aboard a Saturn I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Sep 22, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-057ANORAD 883United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo BP-15
Common name
AS-102
Payload designation
Apollo BP-15 CM
Other names
AS-102
International designator
1964-057A
NORAD catalog number
883
GCAT identifier
S00883
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.084

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
September 18, 1964 · 16:22 UTC
Launch record
1964-057Success
Rocket
Saturn I
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
177 km
Apogee
206 km
Inclination
31.73°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
September 22, 1964
Last known active
Sep 18, 1964
End of operations
Sep 18, 1964

Size

Mass
4,298 kg
Dry mass
4,298 kg
Total mass with attached objects
16.4 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 Q277726 (CC0).