Thursday, January 18, 1996

Saturn SA-10

  1965-060A


Saturn SA-10 was launched at 1300:01 on 1965 Jul 30 and reached orbit at 1310:34. The orbital parameters were 95.52 min, 535 x 667 km x 28.8 deg. The Apollo BP-9A CSM separated from the Saturn S-4-10 stage and the cylindrical SMA (Service Module Adapter), allowing the Pegasus III MMC (micrometeoroid mounting capsule) payload to deploy. Pegasus III remained attached to the Saturn. It reentered on 1969 Aug 4. The mission was known as Apollo-Saturn 104 (AS-104).


SA-10 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Jul 30  1300:01 Launch by Saturn I  KSC 
 1302:23  T+2:22 IECO 
 1302:29 T+2:28 OECO 
 1302:30  T+2:29 S-I sep  -6070 x 262  
 1302:31 S-IV burn 
 1302:42 Ullage motors sep 
 1302:42 LES sep 
 1305:54  S-I apogee 262 km 
 1310:30 S-IV-10 ECO 
 1310:41  Orbit insertion 
 1312:05 S-I impact 
 1313:32  LH2 NPV venting complete 
 1313:33  Pegasus C forward restraint sep 
 1313:33  Apollo BP-9A sep 
 1314:33  Pegasus C wing deploy 
 1315:12  Pegasus C wing complete

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