A-105 (SA-10) - the 16th launch under the Apollo program , the 5th orbital flight of the Apollo spacecraft model, the Saturn-1 booster was used, was held on July 30, 1965 .
| A-105 (SA-10) | |
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| General information | |
| Organization | |
| Ship flight data | |
| Ship name | Apollo Model 5 |
| Launch vehicle | Saturn 1 |
| Launch pad | US Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral LC-37B |
| Launch | July 30, 1965 13:00:00 UTC |
| Landing ship | November 22, 1975 00:00:00 UTC |
| Flight duration | 1,466 days |
| Number of turns | 22 152 |
| Apogee | 567 km |
| Perigee | 535 km |
| Mood | 28.9 ° |
| Circulation period | 95.3 min |
| Weight | 15 621 kg |
| NSSDC ID | 1965-060B |
| SCN | 1468 |
| Crew flight data | |
| Associated Expeditions | |
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Preparation
The main objective of the A-105 flight was to continue testing the launch vehicle, checking control algorithms and accuracy of the launch. The cardboard overall weight model (BP No. 9A) of the Apollo spacecraft was used . November 22, 1975 the ship burned in the dense atmosphere. The Saturn-1 (SA-10) launch vehicle was the same as in the A-103 and A-104 flights. As in the previous launch, the orientation engine block equipped with sensors was mounted on the service module mockup.
Flight
Flight A-105 began at 8:00 Eastern time (13:00 GMT) on July 30, 1965 from the launch pad LC-37B of the US Air Force base at Cape Canaveral . This was the last launch of the Saturn-1 launch vehicle , later the Saturn-1B rocket was used . A timer set for 30 minutes guaranteed a start in the launch window of the Pegasus-3 satellite. The launch was normal, 10.7 minutes after the launch, the payload was delivered into orbit. Its total mass, including the model of the Apollo ship, the Pegasus-3 satellite, the adapter, the instrument compartment and the second S-IV stage, was 15 621 kg. The ship’s mock shooting system worked normally, the command and service modules separated 812 seconds after the launch and opened the Pegasus-3 satellite, attached to the second stage of S-IV Saturn-1 . After 40 seconds, Pegasus 3 unfolded trap panels. The satellite weighed 1 423.6 kg, had solar panels and 2 panels with a range of 29.3 m with detectors for recording impacts of micrometeor particles [1] .
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Pegasus Satellite
Pegasus satellite inside the Apollo ship layout.
The scheme of launching the Pegasus satellite into orbit.
Pegasus satellite in space (figure).