Saturn V | Apollo 9

Launch information

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Mission description

Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 9’.

Launch image Saturn V | Apollo 9

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 3, 1969, 4 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Apollo 9 (LEO)

Launcher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rocket

Saturn V

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 9’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
3769 APOLLO 9 CM LEO 33.5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
3771 APOLLO 9 LM (APS) LEO 28.81 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
3780 APOLLO 9 LM (DPS) LEO 33.64 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 9’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#941

To this date

Location Launch

#4

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#98

To this date

Orbital Launch

#23

Year 1969

Location Launch

#1

Year 1969

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1969

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1969

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