Saturn V | Apollo 13
Launch information
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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’.
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
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#1077
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Location Launch
#8
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Pad Launch
#7
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Agency Launch
#104
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Orbital Launch
#31
Year 1970
Location Launch
#1
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Pad Launch
#1
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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...
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...
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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