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 in
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Apollo 5 Lunar Module 1 being mated to the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) in preparation for launch as Apollo 5 |
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| Mission type | Lunar module test flight |
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| Operator | NASA |
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| COSPAR ID | Ascent stage: 1968-007A
Descent stage: 1968-007B |
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| SATCAT no. | 3106 |
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| Mission duration | 11 hours, 10 minutes |
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| Orbits completed | 7 |
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| Spacecraft | Apollo LM-1 |
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| Manufacturer | Grumman |
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| Launch mass | 14,360 kilograms (31,660 lb)[1] |
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| Launch date | January 22, 1968, 22:48:09 (1968-01-22UTC22:48:09Z) UTC |
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| Rocket | Saturn IB SA-204 |
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| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-37B |
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| Disposal | Uncontrolled reentry |
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| Deactivated | January 23, 1968 9:58 (1968-01-23UTC09:59Z) UTC |
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| Decay date | Ascent stage: January 24, 1968 (1968-01-25)
Descent stage: February 12, 1968 (1968-02-13) |
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| Reference system | Geocentric |
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| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
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| Perigee | 162 kilometers (87 nmi)[2] |
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| Apogee | 214 kilometers (116 nmi)[2] |
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| Inclination | 31.6 degrees[2] |
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| Period | 89.5 minutes[2] |
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| Epoch | January 22, 1968 (ascent stage)[3] |
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January 22, 1968 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[4]
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