Mission
SA-9
Result: Successful

Mission Objective
BP-16 contained Pegasus meteoroid satellite.

Prelaunch Milestones
10/30/64 - S-I stage ondock at Kennedy
10/22/64 - S-IV stage ondock at Kennedy
10/30/64 - S-IU ondock at Kennedy
2/16/65 - launch vehicle at pad

Launch
Feb. 16, 1965; 9:37:03 a.m. EST
Launch Pad 37B
Saturn I
A-103

Spacecraft
BP-16

Orbit
Altitude: 496 km apogee, 744 km perigee
-> Orbits: orbital Distance: ->

Landing
Feb. 16, 1965
Mission Photos (Original)