AS-102
Launch of AS-102 | |
| Mission type | Spacecraft aerodynamics |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1964-057A |
| SATCAT no. | 883 |
| Mission duration | ~7 hours, 30 minutes |
| Orbits completed | 59 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Apollo BP-15 |
| Launch mass | 16,700 kilograms (36,800 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 18, 1964, 16:22:43 UTC |
| Rocket | Saturn I SA-7 |
| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-37B |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Uncontrolled reentry |
| Last contact | September 18, 1964 UTC |
| Decay date | September 22, 1964 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 177 kilometers (96 nmi) |
| Apogee altitude | 206 kilometers (111 nmi) |
| Inclination | 31.7 degrees |
| Period | 88.32 minutes |
| Epoch | September 20, 1964 |
AS-102 (also designated SA-7) was the seventh flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, which carried the boilerplate Apollo spacecraft BP-15 into low Earth orbit. The test took place on September 18, 1964, lasting for five orbits (about seven and a half hours). The spacecraft and its upper stage completed 59 orbits before reentering the atmosphere and crashing in the Indian Ocean on September 22, 1964.