Apollo 5
uncrewed test flight of the United States Apollo program
Apollo 5 was the first unmanned test flight of the Apollo Lunar Module.[4] The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander part of Apollo spacecraft. The module was launched on January 22, 1968 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[4]
![]() Lunar Module 1 being mated to the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) in preparation for launch as Apollo 5 | |
Mission type | Lunar module test flight |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | Ascent stage: 1968-007A Descent stage: 1968-007B |
SATCAT no. | 3106 |
Mission duration | 11 hours, 10 minutes |
Orbits completed | 7 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Apollo LM-1 |
Manufacturer | Grumman |
Launch mass | 14,360 kilograms (31,660 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 22, 1968, 22:48:09 | UTC
Rocket | Saturn IB SA-204 |
Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-37B |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Uncontrolled reentry |
Deactivated | January 23, 1968 9:58 | UTC
Decay date | Ascent stage: January 24, 1968 Descent stage: February 12, 1968 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee | 162 kilometers (87 nmi)[2] |
Apogee | 214 kilometers (116 nmi)[2] |
Inclination | 31.6 degrees[2] |
Period | 89.5 minutes[2] |
Epoch | January 22, 1968 (ascent stage)[3] |
References
change- ↑ "Apollo 5". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Apollo 5". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Apollo 5". NASA NSSDC. Retrieved 2012-01-16.