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Apollo 5 - Wikipedia

Uncrewed first test flight of the Apollo Lunar Module Apollo 5 (launched January 22, 1968), also known as AS-204, was the uncrewed first flight of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) that would later carry astronauts to the surface of the Moon. The Saturn IB rocket bearing the LM lifted off …

Apollo 5

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 34 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages. The descent engine would become the first throttleable rocket engine fired in space.

Saturn IB

Family:
Configuration: IB

The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
43.2 m
Diameter
6.61 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
590.0 T
Thrust
7100.0 kN

Family

Name
Saturn IB
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Variant
IB
Alias
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Full Name
Saturn IB

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
21000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Apollo 5 LM

In-active Human Rated Unmanned Crew Capacity: 2

Destination: LEO

Serial Number: LM-1

Flown on Apollo 5

Apollo Lunar Module Details

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)

Administrator: Jared Isaacman Founded: 1958 Successes: 121 Failures: 20 Pending: 5

Agency Type:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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