Human Spaceflight
APOLLO 6
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Apollo 6, also known as AS-502, was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo program and the second test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The Saturn V's utilization during the mission qualified it for use during human spaceflight, and it was used beginning on Apollo 8 in December 1968.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 4, 1968 at 12:00 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Saturn V →
- Operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Mission
- Apollo 6
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 24,777.01 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1968-025A
- NORAD catalog №
- 3170
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- April 4, 1968
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- April 4, 1968
- Time in service
- 0 days
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed