Saturn-Apollo 10 (SA-10)

USA



Launch data:

Designation01468 / 65060B
Launch date30 Jul 1965 - 13:00:00 UT
Launch siteCC, LC-37B
Launch vehicle Saturn 1 (#SA-10)
Spacecraft Apollo BP-9A CM
PayloadApollo model 5
Earth orbit on Aug 3.1:
   - Perigee / Apogee 519 x 534 km
   - Eccentricity 0.001
   - Inclination28.86°
   - Period95.02 min

BP-9 contained Pegasus 3 meteroid satellite. Result: Succesfull.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer NASA
Platform  
Mass at launch 2600 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape cone-cylinder
Dimension (m)9 long - 3.91 dia
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Decay: 22 Nov 1975
Lifetime:3767 days

Landing date: 30 Jul 1965? (Ref: #6b)

Mission details:

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Ref.: #1, #2, #3(SD1965), #6b, #7, #206 - update: 3.08.04 Home