you then see lifting off in a long shot AS-203, the first use of a live S-IVB upperstage.
AS-201 was a suborbital test of a heat shield with only a dummy upper stage.
There are several vehicles mixed in here.You see a glimpse of the fins of a Saturn IB, then SA-5, the first live S-IV stage with 6 RL-10s.you then have a shot of SA-1, -2, or -3.you then see lifting off in a long shot AS-203, the first use of a live S-IVB upperstage.The segment ends with staging of SA-1, 2, or 3
7:19 -- The nose cone tells us it's either AS-203 or -204. It looks more like 203, which was a little more squat.
Quote from: Proponent on 04/18/2012 03:29 am7:19 -- The nose cone tells us it's either AS-203 or -204. It looks more like 203, which was a little more squat.I've concluded that this was AS-203. This shot was made from an aircraft, which created the view looking down toward the launch pad that we see in the Moon Machines clip. - Ed Kyle
Definitely AS-203 as it was a late morning launch and the sunlight is coming from the east. AS-204 was a late afternoon launch so any sunlight would have come from the opposite direction shown in the video.
Quote from: Art LeBrun on 04/18/2012 04:31 pmDefinitely AS-203 as it was a late morning launch and the sunlight is coming from the east. AS-204 was a late afternoon launch so any sunlight would have come from the opposite direction shown in the video.Does the sun angle (or maybe the sky) tell you whether we're seeing SA-1 or -2 at 6:59?