1965-009A
The Apollo-Saturn 103 (AS-103) flight of SA-9 was the first to carry an attached Pegasus micrometeoroid satellite and the first to have a prototype production IU. Saturn SA-9 was launched at 1437 on 1965 Feb 16 from LC37B at Cape Kennedy. It reached a 96.80 min, 495 x 733 km x 31.73 deg orbit at 1447. The stage cut off 7s earlier than nominal, matching the targeted velocity. The Pegasus A satellite was a truss structure extending from the Saturn Saturn S-4-9 stage nose. SA-9 reentered on 1978 Sep 17.
| SA-9 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Feb 16 | 1437:03 | Launch by Saturn | |
| 1439:23 | IECO | ||
| 1439:28 | OECO | ||
| 1439:29 | Sep | ||
| 1439:31 | S4 MES | ||
| 1439:41 | Ullage sep | ||
| 1439:41 | LES sep | ||
| 1442:54 | SI apogee 263 km | ||
| 1447:24 | S4 MECO | ||
| 1447:34 | Insertion | 496 x 745 x 31.76 (MPR) | |
| 1449 | SI impact | ||
| LH2 tank NPV blowdown | |||
| 1450:26 | Pegasus fwd restraint sep | ||
| 1450:26 | Apollo BP sep | ||
| 1451:26 | Pegasus wing deploy | ||
| 1452:05 | Pegasus wing complete | ||
| 1519 | Beacon end | ||
| 1640? | S-4 end of tx | ||
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