Mission description
Third test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle. It carried an experiment for Project Highwater.
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Saturn I | Saturn SA-3
November 16, 1962 at 5:45 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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November 16, 1962 at 5:45 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 34
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5218, -80.5611
- Rocket
- Saturn I
- Launch probability
- Not published
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Saturn 1 (SA-3) Launch
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Saturn I
Saturn · I
Height
55 m
Diameter
6.6 m
LEO capacity
9,100 kg
Successful launches
10
Launch complex
Launch Complex 34
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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