First test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle and first mission of the Apollo program. October 27, 1961 at 15:06 UTC · Launch Successful Saturn I — National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to Suborbital Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Program: Apollo Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by NASA (NASA Image and Media Guidelines) via The Space Devs.