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AS-201
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Also known as SA-201, Apollo 1A

AS-201 (Also known as SA-201, Apollo 1-A, or Apollo 1 prior to the 1967 pad fire, flown February 26, 1966, was the first uncrewed test flight of an entire production Block I Apollo command and service module and the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The spacecraft consisted of the second Block I command module and the first Block I service module. The suborbital flight was a partially successful demonstration of the service propulsion system and the reaction control systems of both modules, and successfully demonstrated the capability of the command module's heat shield to survive re-entry from low Ea

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Spaceflight.name
AS-201
Spaceflight.image
AS-201 launch.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn IB launch vehicle
Spaceflight.mission_type
Suborbital test flight
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.mission_duration
37 minutes, 19.7 seconds
Spaceflight.spacecraft
Apollo CSM-009
Spaceflight.manufacturer
North American Aviation
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
Saturn IB SA-201
Spaceflight.launch_site
Cape Kennedy LC-34
Spaceflight.landing_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.landing_site
South Atlantic Ocean
Spaceflight.previous_mission
AS-105
Spaceflight.next_mission
Apollo 2
Spaceflight.programme
Apollo program

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AS-201
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1966-02-26
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13 sections
Contents
  • Vehicle configuration
  • Spacecraft
  • Launch vehicle
  • Objectives
  • Preparation for flight
  • Flight
  • Launch attempt
  • Flight
  • Problems
  • Capsule location
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

AS-201 (Also known as SA-201, Apollo 1-A, or Apollo 1 prior to the 1967 pad fire, flown February 26, 1966, was the first uncrewed test flight of an entire production Block I Apollo command and service module and the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The spacecraft consisted of the second Block I command module and the first Block I service module. The suborbital flight was a partially successful demonstration of the service propulsion system and the reaction control systems of both modules, and successfully demonstrated the capability of the command module's heat shield to survive re-entry from low Earth orbit.

==Vehicle configuration==

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