AS-203 (18)

Pad 37-B (7)

Saturn-1B (2)

Milestones:

04/06/66 - S-IVB ondock at KSC

04/12/66 - S-1 Stage ondock at KSC

04/12/66 - S-1B Stage ondock at KSC

04/14/66 - S-IU ondock at KSC

04/21/66 - Launch vehicle at Pad

07/01/66 - Countdown demonstration Test

07/05/66 - Launch

Payload:

Nose Cone, LH2 in S-IVB

Mission Objective:

Evaluate performance on S-IVB instrument unit stage under orbital conditions and obtain flight information on venting and chill-down systems, fluid dynamics and heat transfer of propellant tanks; attitude and thermal control system, launch vehicle guidance, and checkout in orbit (Achieved).

Launch:

July 5, 1966, 10:53:17 a.m. EDT. Complex 37B, Eastern Test Range Cape Canaveral, FL. Hold for 4 minutes to examine quality of signal from liquid-hydrogen television cameras; 98-min hold because of loss of signal from camera no. 2 (decision made to fly with one camera); 1 minute hold because of loss of Bermuda radar. Launch Weight: xxx,xxx lbs.

Orbit:

Altitude: 185km x 189km

Inclination: xxx degrees

Orbits: 4

Duration: Days, hours, min, seconds

Distance: miles

Landing:

No Recovery

Mission Highlights:

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