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Apollo 6
Apollo 6 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo I program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Apollo 6 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo I program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1968-025; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 4 April 1968, 12:00:01 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Saturn V
- Orbit
- Trans-atmospheric orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 4 April 1968
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Apollo 6
GCAT program: Apollo I.
- GCAT ID
- S03170
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
- Launch mass
- 5,689 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.5 m long · 3.9 m diameter · 3.9 m span
LTA-2R
GCAT program: LTA.
- GCAT ID
- S03187
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 11,794 kg
- Dimensions
- 7 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 7 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
5 images from Apollo 6.
Verification
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