Saturn V
Saturn V vehicles and launches

Saturn V

Section Title: Saturn V vehicles and launches
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Serial number	Mission	Launch date	Pad	Notes

SA-500F	Facilities integration	Used to check precise fits and test facilities operation on Pad 39A before a flight model was ready. First stage scrapped, second stage converted to S-II-F/D, third stage on display at Kennedy Space Center.

SA-500D	Dynamic testing	Used to evaluate the vehicle's response to vibrations. On display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama

S-IC-T	All Systems Test	First stage used for static test firing at Marshall Space Flight Center. On display at Kennedy Space Center.

SA-501	Apollo 4	November 9, 1967	39A	First unmanned, all-up test flight; complete success.

SA-502	Apollo 6	April 4, 1968	39A	Second unmanned test flight; J-2 engine problems caused early shutdown of two engines in second stage, and prevented third stage restart.

SA-503	Apollo 8	December 21, 1968	39A	First manned flight; first translunar injection of Apollo Command/Service Module

SA-504	Apollo 9	March 3, 1969	39A	Manned low Earth orbit test of complete Apollo spacecraft with LM

SA-505	Apollo 10	May 18, 1969	39B	Second manned translunar injection of complete Apollo spacecraft with LM

SA-506	Apollo 11	July 16, 1969	39A	First manned lunar landing, at Sea of Tranquility

SA-507	Apollo 12	November 14, 1969	39A	Vehicle was struck twice by lightning shortly after liftoff, no serious damage. Precision manned lunar landing, near Surveyor 3 at Ocean of Storms.

SA-508	Apollo 13	April 11, 1970	39A	Severe pogo oscillations in second stage caused early center engine shutdown; guidance compensated by burning remaining engines longer. Third manned lunar landing mission was aborted by Service Module failure.

SA-509	Apollo 14	January 31, 1971	39A	Third manned lunar landing, near Fra Mauro, Apollo 13's intended landing site.

SA-510	Apollo 15	July 26, 1971	39A	Fourth manned lunar landing, at Hadley–Apennine. First extended Apollo mission, carrying lunar orbital Scientific Instrument Module and Lunar Roving Vehicle.

SA-511	Apollo 16	April 16, 1972	39A	Fifth manned lunar landing, at Descartes Highlands.

SA-512	Apollo 17	December 7, 1972	39A	Only night launch. Sixth and final manned lunar landing, at Taurus–Littrow.

SA-513	Skylab 1	May 14, 1973	39A	Unmanned launch of the Skylab orbital workshop, which replaced the third stage, S-IVB-513, on display at Johnson Space Center. Originally designated for canceled Apollo 18.

SA-514	Unused	Originally designated for canceled Apollo 19; never used. First stage (S-IC-14) on display at Johnson Space Center, second and third stage (S-II-14, S-IV-14) on display at Kennedy Space Center.

SA-515	Unused	Originally designated for Apollo 20, later as a backup Skylab launch vehicle; never used. The first stage was on display at Michoud Assembly Facility, until June 2016 then was moved to the INFINITY Science Center in Mississippi.

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SA-515 was converted for use as a backup for Skylab.

final_sentence: SA-515 was converted for use as a backup for Skylab.