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Apollo 4

Apollo 4 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo I program.

Mission imagery

The mission

Apollo 4 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo I program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1967-113; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.

Launch profile

The launch

Launch: 9 November 1967, 12:00:01 UTC
Launch location: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Launch vehicle: Saturn V
Orbit: Earth-escape trajectory

Flight data

Launch intelligence

A NASA Saturn V rocket launched the Apollo 4 mission on Thursday, November 9, 1967 at 12:00 PM (UTC).

Identity

Launch provider: NASA
Vehicle: Saturn V
COSPAR launch ID: 1967-113
Flight profile: Orbital
Launch result: Success

Window · UTC

Window opens: Not published
Target T-0: Nov 9, 1967, 12:00 UTC
Window closes: Not published
Provider display: Nov 09 1967

Launch site

Pad and location: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center

Uncrewed

Trajectory

Mission timeline

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Mission outcome

Mission ended — Completed or retired

Operations concluded · 9 November 1967

Historical mission record

GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.

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Hardware

Spacecraft

Spaceflight element

Apollo 4

GCAT program: Apollo I.

GCAT ID: S03032
Manufacturer: North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Launch mass: 5,537 kg
Dimensions: 3.5 m long · 3.9 m diameter · 3.9 m span

Visual archive

Gallery

7 images from Apollo 4.

This photograph shows an early moment of the first test flight of the Saturn V vehicle for the Apollo 4 mission, photographed by a ground tracking camera, on the morning of November 9, 1967. This mission was the first launch of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Obj — NASA/MSFC · Reusable with attributionSource ↗

As 501 — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

First saturn v — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

Launch — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

Verification

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