July 5, 1966 2:53 pm

Apollo AS-203

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Saturn IB

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:53 UTC
Window Close 14:53 UTC
Lift Off Jul 5, 1966 · 14:53 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 37B
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload Apollo AS-203
Rocket Saturn IB
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Launch Complex 37B
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:53 UTC
Window Close 14:53 UTC
Lift Off Jul 5, 1966 · 14:53 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 37B
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload Apollo AS-203
Rocket Saturn IB
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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