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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
Mission typeLunar module test flight
OperatorNASA
COSPAR IDAscent stage: 1968-007A
Descent stage: 1968-007B
SATCAT no.3106
Mission duration11 hours, 10 minutes
Orbits completed7
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftApollo LM-1
ManufacturerGrumman
Launch mass14,360 kilograms (31,660 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 22, 1968, 22:48:09 (1968-01-22UTC22:48:09Z) UTC
RocketSaturn IB SA-204
Launch siteCape Kennedy LC-37B
End of mission
DisposalUncontrolled reentry
DeactivatedJanuary 23, 1968 9:58 (1968-01-23UTC09:59Z) UTC
Decay dateAscent stage: January 24, 1968 (1968-01-25)
Descent stage: February 12, 1968 (1968-02-13)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee162 kilometers (87 nmi)[2]
Apogee214 kilometers (116 nmi)[2]
Inclination31.6 degrees[2]
Period89.5 minutes[2]
EpochJanuary 22, 1968 (ascent stage)[3]

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

January 22, 1968 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[4]

References

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  1. | "Apollo 5". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Apollo 5". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. | McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Apollo 5". NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2012-01-16.


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