Saturn-Apollo 3 was launched at 17:45:02 on November 16, 1962, from Launch Complex 34 [REF].
The vehicle's four inner H-1 engines shut down at 2 minutes 21.66 seconds after launch and an altitude of , and its four outer engines shut down at 2 minutes 29.09 seconds and ; both sets burned slightly longer than was initially estimated, reaching a maximum velocity of [REF].