Saturn I SA-2

Saturn-Apollo 2 (SA-2) was the second flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, the first flight of Project Highwater, and was part of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on April 25, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Saturn-Apollo 2
SA-2 sitting on Pad 34 with service structure
Mission typeTest flight
OperatorNASA
Mission duration2 minutes, 40 seconds
Distance travelled80 km (50 mi)
Apogee105.3 km (65.4 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass420,000 kg (463 short tons)
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 25, 1962, 14:00:34 (1962-04-25UTC14:00:34Z) UTC
RocketSaturn I SA-2
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-34
End of mission
Destroyed April 25, 1962, 14:03:14 (1962-04-25UTC14:03:15Z) UTC
(Project Highwater)
Project Apollo
Uncrewed tests
 
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