Saturn I SA-5
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| Launch date | January 29, 1964 |
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| Launch site | Launch Complex 37 |
| Orbits completed | ~12,000 |
| Perigee altitude | 258 kilometers (139 nmi) |
| Apogee altitude | 741 kilometers (400 nmi) |
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| ID | 2900720 |
About Saturn I SA-5
SA-5 was the first launch of the Block II Saturn I rocket and was part of the Apollo program. In 1963, president John Kennedy identified this launch as the one which would place US lift capability ahead of the Soviets, after being behind for more than six years since Sputnik.
