Apollo 203 (Saturn SA-203)

 

Apollo 203 [GDK]

Although named Apollo 203, this mission did not carry any real Apollo hardware. The purpose of Apollo 203 was to check out the behaviour of the fuel inside the Saturn-4B in weightlessness, which was crucial to allow the reignition of the stage. It featured cameras, which looked inside the fuel and oxidizer tanks.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Instrumented second stage
Operator: NASA
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Equipment:
Configuration: Instrumented Saturn-4B
Propulsion:
Power: Batteries
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Orbit:
Satellite Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Apollo 203 (Saturn-SA 203) 05.07.1966 CC LC-37B Saturn-1B