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AS-103 was the third orbital flight test of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, and the first flight of a Pegasus micrometeoroid detection satellite. Also known as SA-9, it was the third operational launch of a two-stage Saturn I launch vehicle.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS-103 | Apogee altitude | 523 kilometers (325 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | COSPAR ID | 1965-009B | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Deactivated | August 29, 1968 (1968-08-30) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Decay date | July 10, 1985 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Disposal | Decommissioned | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Distance travelled | 3,114,579,139 kilometers (1.935309753×109 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Epoch | 22 March 1965 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Inclination | 31.7 degrees | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Launch date | February 16, 1965, 14:37:03 (1965-02-16UTC14:37:03Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Launch mass | 15,375 kilograms (33,896 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-37B | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Mission duration | 3 years, 6 months, 13 days | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Mission type | Spacecraft aerodynamics; Micrometeoroid investigation | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Orbits completed | ~75,918 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Perigee altitude | 430 kilometers (270 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Period | 94.10 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Regime | Low Earth orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Rocket | Saturn I SA-9 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | SATCAT no. | 1088 | 1.00 | infobox |
| AS-103 | Spacecraft | Apollo BP-16 Pegasus 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
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