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Saturn SA-3 launch

97-714
Accession Number
97-714
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350900946
Related Collection
Webb, James E. Papers
Keywords
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space sciences
HST Keywords
Florida, Cape Canaveral; National Aeronautics And Space Administration; Rockets - Saturn SA3;
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Description
The Saturn C-1 configuration fully mated on its launch pedestal ready for the countdown. The third flight in the vehicle development missions is to further test the S-1 booster propulsion and control system. SA-3's trajectory will reach an altitude of 104 miles and impact 270 statute miles down range. Ninety-five tons of water stored in the second and third stages will be released at peak altitude in the high-water experiment to investigate the effects of a large volume of water in the ionosphere.
Date(s)
November 12, 1962