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Apollo 4

Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501, was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon. The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building, and was the first to be launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, ascending from Launch Complex 39, where…

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Apogee altitude
18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi)
COSPAR ID
1967-113A (command and service modules) 1967-113B (S-IVB)
Epoch
November 9, 1967
Inclination
31.9 degrees
Landing date
November 9, 1967, 20:37:00 (1967-11-09UTC20:38Z) UTC
Launch date
November 9, 1967, 12:00:01 (1967-11-09UTC12:00:01Z) UTC

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Equipment

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Launch and flight

Onboard cameras

Aftermath, assessment and spacecraft location

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Apollo 4

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Apollo 4

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related to Equipment · 30
Apollo 4 → Additionally, Apollo, Apollo's, Block, Block II, Block II CM-to-SM, Block II-style VHF, CM, CM's, CM-012, CM-017, CSM's, CSM-017, CSM-020, Earth, Earth's, LM, Mission Control, Moon, NASA
related to Public interest and media coverage · 29
Apollo 4 → Apollo, Braun, Cocoa Beach, Congressional, Deputy Administrator Robert, Each NASA, In, Kennedy Space Center Director, KSC, Kurt Debus, LC-39, Liberty, Manned Flight Awareness, Mueller, NASA, North American, November, On, Phillips, Saturn
related to Launch and flight · 24
Apollo 4 → Apollo, CBS's, Columbia University, Cronkite, Dust, Eight, EST, Even, F-1, In, Jeff Gralnick, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Control Center, LC-39, LH2, November, On November, RP-1, This, UTC
related to Aftermath, assessment and spacecraft location · 19
Apollo 4 → All Apollo, Apollo, Bilstein, CM, Earth, Earth's, In, Moon, Mueller, NASA, On, President Lyndon Johnson, Roger, Saturn, Saturn V's, The, The CM's, This, Von Braun
related to Objectives · 13
Apollo 4 → Apollo, Apollo CM's, In, NASA, Objectives, S-IC, S-II, S-IVB, Saturn, Saturn IB, Saturn V's, The, These
related to External links · 6
Apollo 4 → Apollo, Data CenterThe, Internet Archive, Mission, NASA's National Space Science, The Apollo
related to Mission numbering · 6
Apollo 4 → Although, Apollo, April, AS-203, Mueller, Saturn IB
Apogee altitude · 1
Apollo 4 → 18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Apollo 4 → 1967-113A (command and service modules) 1967-113B (S-IVB)
Epoch · 1
Apollo 4 → November 9, 1967

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launch apollo saturn nasa first flight spacecraft mission vehicle would test stage s-ivb time 1967 moon space ksc s-ii center

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Apollo 4Apogee altitude18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi)1.00infobox
Apollo 4COSPAR ID1967-113A (command and service modules) 1967-113B (S-IVB)1.00infobox
Apollo 4EpochNovember 9, 19671.00infobox
Apollo 4Inclination31.9 degrees1.00infobox
Apollo 4Landing dateNovember 9, 1967, 20:37:00 (1967-11-09UTC20:38Z) UTC1.00infobox
Apollo 4Landing siteNorth Pacific Ocean .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-…1.00infobox
Apollo 4Launch dateNovember 9, 1967, 12:00:01 (1967-11-09UTC12:00:01Z) UTC1.00infobox
Apollo 4Launch mass36,856 kilograms (81,253 lb)1.00infobox
Apollo 4Launch siteKennedy LC-39A1.00infobox
Apollo 4ManufacturerNorth American Rockwell1.00infobox
Apollo 4Mission duration8 hours, 36 minutes, 59 seconds1.00infobox
Apollo 4Mission typeUncrewed Earth orbital CSM flight (A)1.00infobox
Apollo 4OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Apollo 4Orbits completed31.00infobox
Apollo 4Perigee altitude−204 kilometers (−110 nmi)1.00infobox
Apollo 4Period314.58 minutes (initial)1.00infobox
Apollo 4Recovered byUSS Bennington1.00infobox
Apollo 4Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Apollo 4RegimeHighly elliptical orbit1.00infobox
Apollo 4RocketSaturn V SA-5011.00infobox
Apollo 4SATCAT no.30321.00infobox
Apollo 4SpacecraftApollo CSM-017 Apollo LTA-10R1.00infobox

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