Apollo AS-203, an uncrewed Saturn IB development flight testing liquid-hydrogen behavior in the S-IVB upper stage for Apollo translunar restart. Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral LC-37B launched on 5 July 1966 with no Apollo CSM; the stage reached LEO and was destroyed after four orbits when structural integrity was lost.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.7 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 7 Saturn IB flights
- Date and time
- 5 July 1966, 14:53 UTC
- Rocket
- Saturn IB
- Builder
- Chrysler / Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Test Flight
- International designator
- 1966-059
- Launches in 1966
- 66th of 131
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