MissionSA-5
Result: Successful
Mission Objective
Orbital flight test of S-IV second stage.
Prelaunch Milestones
8/21/63 - S-I stage ondock at Kennedy
9/21/63 - S-IV stage ondock at Kennedy
8/21/63 - S-IU ondock at Kennedy
Launch
Jan. 29, 1964; 11:25:01 a.m. EST
Launch Pad 37B
Saturn I
Launch on Jan. 27, 1964, scrubbed due to a test flange left in the S-I stage liquid-oxygen, or LOX, replenishment line, preventing flow of LOX to vehicle. There was a 73-minute hold on Jan. 29, 1964, due to interference in C-band radar and command destruct frequencies.
Payload
Live second stage
Instrument unit
Ballasted Jupiter nose cone
Orbit
Altitude: 262km apogee, 785km perigee
-> Orbits: orbital Distance: ->
Landing
Jan. 29, 1964
