AS-201

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AS-201 was an early uncrewed Apollo test flight that validated the Saturn IB rocket and Apollo spacecraft systems in preparation for later crewed missions.

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AS-201 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo test flight
uncrewed spaceflight
alsoKnownAs Apollo-Saturn 201
linked to: Saturn IB

SA-201
country United States
crew uncrewed
decade 1960s
era Space Race
flightProfile high-speed reentry test
suborbital trajectory
followedBy AS-202
Apollo 4
launchContractor Chrysler (S-IB stage)
launchDate 1966-02-26
launchDatePrecision day
launchOutcome partial success
launchSite Cape Kennedy
linked to: Cape Canaveral

Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
launchVehicle Saturn IB
missionNumberInProgram first Saturn IB flight with Apollo spacecraft
missionOutcome partial success
missionType suborbital test flight
operator NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
precededBy Saturn I test flights
primaryObjective test command and service module heat shield
test guidance and control systems
test propulsion systems
validate Apollo spacecraft systems
validate Saturn IB launch vehicle performance
program Apollo program
reentryType ballistic reentry
rocketStage S-IB first stage
linked to: S-IB

S-IVB second stage
linked to: S-IVB
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftComponents Apollo command module
Apollo service module
launch escape system
spacecraftType Apollo spacecraft
testedSystem Apollo guidance and navigation system
command module heat shield
electrical power systems
environmental control systems
service module propulsion system

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