Suborbital uncrewed test flight of the Apollo CSM and Saturn IB launch vehicle.
Apollo CSM used for the AS-201 flight and drop tests. Currently on display at the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Offutt Air Force Base in Ashland, Nebraska.
The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.
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Mission Profile
Apollo AS-201 was a Saturn IB mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 26, 1966. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Suborbital. It was flown as part of the Apollo program. The launch was a success.