Apollo 4 facts for kids
Apollo 4, the first flight of a Saturn V launch vehicle, rises from Launch Pad 39A
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| Mission type | Test flight |
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| Operator | NASA |
| Mission duration | 8 hours, 36 minutes, 59 seconds |
| Orbits completed | 3 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Apollo CSM-017 Apollo LTA-10R |
| Manufacturer | North American Rockwell |
| Launch mass | 36,856 kilograms (81,253 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 9, 1967, 12:00:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Saturn V SA-501 |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Bennington |
| Landing date | November 9, 1967, 20:37:00 UTC |
| Landing site | North Pacific Ocean 30°06′N 172°32′W / 30.100°N 172.533°W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Highly elliptical orbit |
| Perigee | −204 kilometers (−110 nmi) |
| Apogee | 18,092 kilometers (9,769 nmi) |
| Inclination | 31.9 degrees |
| Period | 314.58 minutes (initial) |
| Epoch | November 9, 1967 |
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Apollo 4 was the first unmanned test flight mission of the Saturn V launch vehicle. This was the rocket used in the Apollo program to send the first men to the Moon. The rocket was launched on November 9, 1967 from the Kennedy Space Center. NASA said that the mission was a complete success, and it helped the Apollo program very much.
Images for kids
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Apollo 4 inside the VAB
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The Apollo 4 launch vehicle (right) is rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building (far left) past the Mobile Servicing Structure.
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CSM-017 is moved into position.
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Apollo 4 on the launch pad
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Mission controllers watch Apollo 4 climb to orbit.
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Interstage
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Earth, photographed from Apollo 4
See also
In Spanish: Apolo 4 para niños
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