Mission Designation |
Launch date |
Vehicle |
Vehicle No. |
Launch pad |
Payload |
Mission Objectives / Accomplishments |
Saturn-Apollo |
Oct.27.1961 10:06 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-1 |
PAD34 |
Water for ballast, dummy second stage and Jupiter nose cone. |
Saturn I launch vehicle first-stage booster research & development |
Saturn-Apollo |
Apr.25.1962 09:00:34 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-2 |
PAD34 |
Water for ballast, dummy second stage and Jupiter nose cone. |
launch vehicle test and water ballast payload/experiment |
Saturn-Apollo |
Nov.16.1962 12:45:02 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-3 |
PAD34 |
Water for ballast, dummy second stage and Jupiter nose cone. |
launch vehicle test and water ballast payload/experiment |
Saturn-Apollo |
Mar.28.1963 15:11:55 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-4 |
PAD34 |
Water for ballast, dummy second stage and Jupiter nose cone. |
tested premature engine cutoff capabilities |
Pad-Abort-Test-1 |
Nov.07.1963 09:00:01 MST |
(none) |
(none) |
WSMR Area#3 |
BP(Boilerplate)-6 |
Use only BP and LES.Test LES capability to propel a CM in Lanch pad. |
Saturn-Apollo |
Jan.29.1964 11:25:01 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-5 |
PAD37B |
live second stage (S-IV) and IU,Jupiter nose cone. |
first flight test of S-IV second stage |
A-001 |
May.13.1964 05:59:59.7 MST |
LittleJoeII-2 |
(none) |
WSMR LC36 |
BP-12 |
Test LES capability in the high-dynamic-pressure (transonic) region of the saturn trajectory. |
A-101/Saturn-Apollo |
May.28.1964 12:07:00 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-6 |
PAD37B |
CSM boilerplate(BP)-13, LES |
carried first boilerplate Apollo Command & Service module, live LES |
A-102/Saturn-Apollo |
Sep.18.1964 11:22:43 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-7 |
PAD37B |
BP-15 |
similar testing as with SA-6; also demoed launch escape jettison |
A-002 |
Dec.08.1964 08:00:00: MST |
LittleJoeII-3 |
(none) |
WSMR LC36 |
BP-23 |
Test LES capability in the maximum dynamic pressure region of the saturn trajectory. |
A-103/Saturn-Apollo(Pegasus1) |
Feb.16.1965 09:37:03 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-9 |
PAD37B |
BP-16 & Pegasus A (meteoroid detection satellite) |
carried boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and Pegasus satellite |
A-003 |
May.19.1965 06:01:04 MST |
LittleJoeII-4 |
(none) |
WSMR LC36 |
BP-22 |
Test LES capability at an altitude approximating the upper limit for the canard subsystem. |
A-104/Saturn-Apollo(Pegasus2) |
May.25.1965 02:35:01 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-8 |
PAD37B |
BP-26 & Pegasus B |
carried boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and Pegasus satellite |
Pad-Abort-Test-2 |
Jun.29.1965 06:00:01 MST |
(none) |
(none) |
WSMR LC36 |
BP-23A(modified BP-23 used in A-002) |
Test LES capability to propel a CM in Lanch pad before ignition. |
A-105/Saturn-Apollo(Pegasus2) |
Jul.30.1965 08:00:00 EST |
Saturn1 |
SA-10 |
PAD37B |
BP-9A & Pegasus C |
carried boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and Pegasus satellite |
A-004 |
Jan.20.1966 08:17:01 MST |
LittleJoeII-5 |
(none) |
WSMR LC36 |
CSM-002(Block1) |
First flight of Block-I CSM.Test stabilize in high rate of tumbling after abort. |
AS-201/Apollo-Saturn |
Feb.26.1966 11:12:01 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-201 |
PAD34 |
CSM-009(Block1) |
First Saturn-1B flight.Unmanned test of command module heat shield,emergency detection system. Called Apollo 1 unofficially. |
AS-203/Apollo-Saturn |
Jul.05.1966 10:53:17 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-203 |
PAD37B |
S-IVB, IU, LH2, nose cone |
Unmanned test of Saturn S-IVB stage on erath orbit.CSM has not carried. |
AS-202/Apollo-Saturn |
Aug.25.1966 13:15:32 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-202 |
PAD34 |
CSM-011(Block1) |
Unmanned test of rocket's reliability. Called Apollo 2 unofficially. |
AS-204/Apollo 1 |
- |
Saturn1B |
SA-204 |
PAD34 |
CSM-012(Block1) |
First planned manned mission; crew killed in 1/27/67 fire during rehearsal. Called as Apollo 1 in honor of the crew. |
AS-501/Apollo 4 |
Nov.09.1967 07:00:01 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-501 |
PAD39A |
CM-017(Block1), SM-020, LTMA |
Unmanned test (first) of Saturn V; test of CM heat shield at high speed. |
AS-204/Apollo 5 |
Jan.22.1968 17:48:08 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-204 (planned to use for Apollo 1) |
PAD37B |
LM-1 & nosecone (replacing the CSM) |
Unmanned test of Lunar Module |
AS-502/Apollo 6 |
Apr.04.1968 07:00:01 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-502 |
PAD39A |
CM-020(Block1), SM-014, LTMA-2R |
Final man-rating (last unmanned flight) |
AS-205/Apollo 7 |
Oct.11-22.1968 11:02:45 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-205 |
PAD34 |
CSM-101 |
First manned Apollo flight; practiced rendezvous in Earth orbit |
AS-503/Apollo 8 |
Dec.21-27.1968 07:51:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-503 |
PAD39A |
CSM-103, LMTA |
First manned flight to orbit the moon |
AS-504/Apollo 9 |
Mar.03-13.1969 11:00:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-504 |
PAD39A |
CSM-104, LM-3 |
Tested Lunar Module in Earth orbit |
AS-505/Apollo 10 |
May.18-26.1969 12:49:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-505 |
PAD39B |
CSM-106, LM-4 |
Tested Lunar Module in lunar orbit |
AS-506/Apollo 11 |
Jul.16-24.1969 09:32:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-506 |
PAD39A |
CSM-107, LM-5 |
First lunar landing (Sea of Tranquility) |
AS-507/Apollo 12 |
Nov.14-24.1969 11:22:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-507 |
PAD39A |
CSM-108, LM-6 |
Second lunar landing (Ocean of Storms) |
AS-508/Apollo 13 |
Apr.11-17.1970 14:13:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-508 |
PAD39A |
CSM-109, LM-7 |
Mission aborted by SM oxygen tank explosion. |
AS-509/Apollo 14 |
Jan.31-Feb.09.1971 16:03:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-509 |
PAD39A |
CSM-110, LM-8 |
Third lunar landing (Fra Mauro) |
AS-510/Apollo 15 |
Jul.26-Aug.07.1971 09:34:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-510 |
PAD39A |
CSM-112, LM-10 |
Fourth lunar landing (Hadley-Appenine region);first use of "Rover" vehicle on moon |
AS-511/Apollo 16 |
Apr.16-27.1972 12:54:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-511 |
PAD39A |
CSM-113, LM-11 |
Fifth lunar landing (Descartes Highlands) |
AS-512/Apollo 17 |
Dec.07-19.1972 00:33:00 EST |
SaturnV |
SA-512 |
PAD39A |
CSM-114, LM-12 |
Sixth lunar landing (Taurus-Littrow); final Apollo mission.First scientist boarding. |
AS-513/Skylab 1(SL1) |
May.14.1973 13:30:00 EDT |
SaturnV |
SA-513 |
PAD39A |
S-IVB-212(OWS) |
Launch space laboratory SkyLab (unmanned) |
AS-206/Skylab 2(SL2) |
May.25.1973 09:00:00 EDT |
Saturn1B |
SA-206 |
PAD39B |
CSM-116 |
Launch first SkyLab stay staffs.The repair of the solar battery panel trouble.Stay 28 days. |
AS-207/Skylab 3(SL3) |
Jul.28.1973 07:11:00 EDT |
Saturn1B |
SA-207 |
PAD39B |
CSM-117 |
Launch second SkyLab stay staffs.Stay 59 days. |
AS-208/Skylab 4(SL4) |
Nov.16.1973 09:01 EST |
Saturn1B |
SA-208 |
PAD39B |
CSM-118 |
Launch last SkyLab stay staffs.Stay 84 days. |
AS-210/Apollo-Soyuz Test Program (ASTP) |
Jul.15.1975 |
Saturn1B |
SA-210 |
PAD39B |
CSM-111, Docking Module(DM) |
Rendezvous and docking with Soyuz spaceship of the Soviet Union.Flight 9 days. |