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Apollo 5
Apollo 5 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the LM AS program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Apollo 5 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the LM AS program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1968-007; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 22 January 1968, 22:48:08 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Saturn IB
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 23 January 1968
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Apollo 5
GCAT program: LM AS.
- GCAT ID
- S03106
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 4,705 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.2 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 3.2 m span
Apollo 5 LM Descent Stage
GCAT program: LM DS.
- GCAT ID
- S03107
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 9,592 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.8 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
4 images from Apollo 5.
Verification
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