APOLLO 11 LM (APS)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite APOLLO 11 LM (APS) at a glance.

Uptime

20334

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LO

None

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for APOLLO 11 LM (APS).

Object identification

Object name: APOLLO 11 LM (APS)

International designator: 1969-059C

Object number (NORAD): 4041

Object ID (CCSDS): 4041

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Notes: SELENOCENTRIC ORBIT (MOON)

Orbital parameters

Inclination: None deg

Period: None minutes

Apoapsis: None km

Periapsis: None km

Two-line elements (TLE)

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Live tracking on map

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Associated space launch

Apollo 11 was commanded by Neil Armstrong , Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin. The Mission was to complete the goal that President John F. Kennedy set on May 25, 1961 to land a man on the moon and return the crew back to Earth. On July 20,1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there Lunar Module on the sea of tranquility this marked the first time a human has set foot upon another celestial body.

APOLLO 11 LM (APS) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 11’, on board a Saturn V space rocket.

The launch took place on July 16, 1969, 1:32 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A.

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Launch to space Saturn V | Apollo 11
Saturn V | Apollo 11

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 16, 1969, 1:32 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Saturn V

Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A

Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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