LAUNCH MISSION

NASA Saturn I Saturn SA-1

Name: NASA Saturn I Saturn SA-1
Start: 1961-10-27T15:06:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 34

Status

Success

27 OCT 1961

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Complex 34

First test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle and first mission of the Apollo program.

Saturn I

The Saturn I was a rocket designed as the United States' first medium lift launch vehicle for up to 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) low Earth orbit payloads.