Apollo 4
Apollo 4 was NASA’s first uncrewed all-up Saturn V test flight. Launched on Nov. 9, 1967, it tested the Saturn V, Apollo command and service module, simulated translunar injection, high-speed reentry, and mission-support systems.
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- AS-501Apollo 4Apollo Saturn 501
- Name
- Apollo 4
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Apollo 4 was NASA’s first uncrewed all-up Saturn V test flight. Launched on Nov. 9, 1967, it tested the Saturn V, Apollo command and service module, simulated translunar injection, high-speed reentry, and mission-support systems.
- Destination
- Highly elliptical Earth orbit and high-speed reentry for the first all-up Saturn V and Apollo spacecraft test, including simulated translunar injection
- End Date
- 1967-11-09
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- Outcome
- Apollo 4 successfully completed the first all-up Saturn V and Apollo spacecraft test. The uncrewed mission reached Earth orbit, executed a simulated translunar-injection sequence and high-speed reentry, and splashed down safely after 8 hours 36 minutes. NASA judged the test successful, validating launch-vehicle and spacecraft structural and thermal integrity and key propulsion, separation, and reentry systems for later crewed Apollo flights.
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- Start Date
- 1967-11-09
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- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-4/
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 04:45:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 22:01:47 UTC
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