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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightSaturn IB
Launched 1966-07-05 14:53:17 UTCSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
66th
orbital launch attempt in 1966
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 37B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
340 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
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 Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
43.2m
Diameter
6.6m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
7,100kN
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