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Apollo VI

April 4, 1968

Demonstrate structure and thermal integrity and compatibility of launch vehicle and spacecraft; confirm launch loads and dynamic characteristics

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Pad 39-A (2)
Saturn-V AS-502 (2)
High Bay 3
MLP 2
Firing Room 2

 

Milestones:

04/04/68 - Launch

 

Payload:

CM-020, SM-014, LTA-2R

 

Mission Objective:

Demonstrate structure and thermal integrity and compatibility of launch vehicle and spacecraft; confirm launch loads and dynamic characteristics (Achieved). Demonstrate separation of launch vehicle stages (Achieved). Evaluate performance of emergency detection system in closed-loop configuration (Achieved). Verify operation of Saturn V propulsion, guidance and control, and electrical systems. (Not Achieved because of early cutoff of two of the S-II stage J-2 engines and failure of S-IVB J-2 engine to restart. Demonstrate performance of mission support facilities (Achieved).

 

Launch:

April 4, 1968, 07:00:01 a.m. EST. Launch Complex 39A, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, FL. Launch Weight: xxx,xxx lbs.

 

 

Orbit:

Altitude: 367km
Inclination: xxx degrees
Orbits:
Duration: 0 Days, 10 hours, 22 min, 59 seconds
Distance: miles

 

Landing:

April 4, 1968, 05:23pm EST. Exact landing point unknown, first visual sighting at 27deg 40min North and 157deg 59min West. Capsule recovered by U.S.S. Okinawa and on board at 10:55 p.m. EST.

 

Mission Highlights:

Apogee, 367 kilometers; perigee, 178 kilometers (nearly circular orbit intended, but early cutoff of S-II engines and overburn of S-IVB engine caused unplanned orbital parameters); after S-IVB engine failed to reignite, a 422-second burn of the SPS engine sent the spacecraft to an altitude of 22, 209 kilometers.

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