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Apollo 9
Apollo 9 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo II program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Apollo 9 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo II program. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1969-018; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 3 March 1969, 16:00:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Saturn V
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 13 March 1969
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Apollo 9
GCAT program: Apollo II.
- GCAT ID
- S03769
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
- Launch mass
- 5,626 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.5 m long · 3.9 m diameter · 3.9 m span
Apollo 9 LM
GCAT program: LM AS.
- GCAT ID
- S03771
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 4,176 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.2 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 3.2 m span
LM 3 DS
GCAT program: LM DS.
- GCAT ID
- S03780
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
- Launch mass
- 10,353 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.8 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
7 images from Apollo 9.
Verification
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