1961-S357
The first Saturn C-1 launch, Saturn 101 or SA-1, took place from Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral at 1506 on 1961 Oct 27. The Saturn S-4-1 and S-V-1 upper stages were both dummies. The Centaur was topped by a payload adapter, a Jupiter aft unit (truncated cone) and a Jupiter nosecone. Apogee was 136 km.
SP-4205 gives 1800:06 as the launch time, but the postlaunch report MPR-SAT-WF-61-8 gives 1506:03 and seems definitive (consistent with other times given in same document, so not a typo).
Mass was 153421 kg at OECO including 86874 kg of water ballast.
| SA-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Oct 27 | 1506:03 | Launch by Saturn C-1 | |
| 1507:53 | T+1:50 IECO | ||
| 1507:59 | T+1:56 OECO | ||
| 1508:02 | T+1:59 end of thrust decay | ||
| 1510:12 | T+4:09 Apogee 136 km | -6330 x 136 | |
| 1512:52 | T+6:49 LOS at 19 km descending | ||
