MissionSA-4
Result: Successful
Mission Objective
The Saturn I booster S-I stage consisted of a cluster of eight H-1 engines. One of the appealing features of this configuration was the added safety of providing for an "engine-out capability," allowing other engines burn longer than planned if an engine cut off early. On the SA-4 mission, a premature single engine cutoff of one engine was programmed 100 seconds into the flight.
Prelaunch Milestones
2/2/63 - S-I stage ondock at Kennedy
2/2/63 - S-IV stage ondock at Kennedy
2/2/63 - S-IU ondock at Kennedy
Launch
March 28, 1963; 3:11:55 p.m. EST
Launch Pad 34
Saturn I
Payload
Dummy second stage
Jupiter nose cone
Orbit
Altitude: 130 km
-> Orbits: suborbital
-> Distance: 352 km downrange
Landing
March 28, 1963
Impact in the Atlantic Ocean
