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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
