1964-005A
The first Block II Saturn I was SA-5. SA-5 carried a live S-IV stage with 4 LOX/LH2 RL10 engines, the same engines as carried by Centaur. It was topped by the first Saturn Instrument Unit, S-IU-5, a dummy S-V stage and a Jupiter nosecone.
The Saturn I launch vehicle took off at 1625 on 1964 Jan 29 from pad 37B at Cape Kennedy. The S-1-5 stage cut off at T+2:27 and the Saturn S-4-5 second stage ignited, entering orbit at 1635. It was the heaviest satellite to date at 17190 kg. SA-5 was in a 264 x 760 km x 31.4 deg orbit. It reentered on 1966 Apr 30.
| SA-5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jan 29 | 1625:01 | Launch by SA-5 | |
| 1627:21 | IECO | ||
| 1627:26 | OECO | ||
| 1627:28 | T+2:27 Sep 75 km | -5940 x 176 x 30.6 | |
| 1627:29 | T+2:28 S-IV MES | ||
| 1627 | T+2:54 8 camera capsules ejected from S-I | ||
| 1635? | S-I impact | ||
| 1635:31 | T+10:30 S-IV MECO | ||
| 1639 | End of LH2 venting | ||
| 1640 | LOS from Antigua | ||
| 1711 | LOS from Pretoria | ||
| 1964 Jan 30 | 1405 | 94.86 265 x 757 x 31.4 | |
| 1964 Jun 13 | 94.28 263 x 703 x 31.4 | ||
| 1965 Oct 1 | 92.13 254 x 503 x 31.4 | ||
| 1966 Apr 28 | 88.08 174 x 184 x 31.4 | ||
| 1966 Apr 30 | Reentered near Rio Negro, Brazil | ||
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