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Apollo AS-203

Saturn IBNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 37B
Tuesday, July 5, 1966 · 02:53 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

The purpose of Apollo 203 was to check out the behaviour of the fuel inside the Saturn-4B stage in weightlessness, which was crucial to allow the reignition of the stage.

PayloadApollo AS-203
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerApollo
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.532°N
Longitude
80.565°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

02:53 PM UTC - 02:53 PM UTC

Vehicle

Saturn IB

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122

Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Profile →

USA • Founded 1958

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.