Saturn V | Apollo 13

Launch information

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Mission description

Apollo 13 was the famous mission that never made it to the moon's surface because of a catastrophic malfunction on board, but the astronauts did return safely to the Earth. The mission was commanded by Jim Lovell, the Command Module Pilot was Jack Swigert, and the Lunar Module Pilot was Fred Haise. The mission launched on April 11th, 1970 and the Capsule safely landed in the ocean on April 17th, 1970.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 13’.

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Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 11, 1970, 7:13 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Apollo 13 (LO)

Launcher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rocket

Saturn V

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 13’ 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
4371 APOLLO 13 CM None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 13’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1077

To this date

Location Launch

#8

To this date

Pad Launch

#7

To this date

Agency Launch

#104

To this date

Orbital Launch

#31

Year 1970

Location Launch

#1

Year 1970

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1970

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1970

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55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour

With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and backups John Young, John Swigert, and Charles Duke continued to train for the 10-day mission planned to land in the Fra Mauro highlands region...

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55 Years Ago: Apollo 13 Prepares for Third Moon Landing

Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening federal budgets forced NASA to rescope its future lunar landing plans. The need for a Saturn V to launch an experimental space sta...

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55 Years Ago: Apollo 13, Preparations for the Third Moon Landing

As 1969, an historic year that saw not just one but two successful human lunar landings, drew to a close, NASA continued preparations for its planned third Moon landing mission, Apollo 13, then scheduled for launch on March 12, 1970. The Apollo 13 prime c...


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