Pad Abort Test 1
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Not to be confused with Pad Abort 1, a 2010 Orion test flight.
Pad Abort Test 1 was the first abort test of the Apollo spacecraft on November 7, 1963.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Abort test |
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Operator | NASA |
Mission duration | 2 minutes, 45.1 seconds |
Distance travelled | 2.51 kilometers (1.56 mi) |
Apogee | 2.82 kilometers (1.75 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Apollo BP-06 |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 7, 1963, 16:00:01 (1963-11-07UTC16:00:01Z) UTC |
Rocket | Apollo LES |
Launch site | White Sands LC-36 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | November 7, 1963, 16:02:45 (1963-11-07UTC16:02:46Z) UTC |
Project Apollo Abort tests |
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