AS-202

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AS-202

Launch of AS-202
Mission type	Suborbital test flight
Operator	NASA
Mission duration	1 hour, 33 minutes, 2 seconds
Range	25,700 kilometers (13,900 nautical miles)
Apogee	1,142.9 kilometers (617.1 nautical miles)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Apollo CSM-011
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Launch mass	20,091 kilograms (44,294 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	August 25, 1966, 17:15:32 (1966-08-25UTC17:15:32Z) UTC
Rocket	Saturn IB
Launch site	Cape Kennedy LC-34
End of mission
Recovered by	USS Hornet
Landing date	August 25, 1966, 18:48:34 (1966-08-25UTC18:48:35Z) UTC
Landing site	North Pacific Ocean 16°07′N 168°54′E / 16.117°N 168.900°E / 16.117; 168.900 (AS-202 splashdown)
Apollo program ← AS-203 Apollo 1 →

AS-202 (also referred to as SA-202 or Apollo 2) was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched with the Saturn IB launch vehicle. It was launched on August 25, 1966, and was the first flight which included the spacecraft guidance, navigation control system and fuel cells. The success of this flight enabled the Apollo program to judge the Block I spacecraft and Saturn IB ready to carry men into orbit on the next mission, AS-204.