LM-5 Descent stage (Apollo 11)

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	04041 / 69059D
Launch date	16 Jul 1969 - 13:32 UT
Launch site	KSC, LC39A
Launch vehicle	Saturn 5 (AS-506)
Mission
Earth orbit on 1969 Jul 16.8
- Perigee / Apogee	174 x 533000 km
- Eccentricity	0.976
- Inclination	33.3 deg
- Period	24400 min
Selenocentric orbit on 1969 Jul 20.74
- Periselene / Aposelene	100 x 122 km
- Eccentricity	0.006
- Inclination	178.7 deg
- Period	120 min
Selenocentric orbit on 1969 Jul 20.84
- Periselene / Aposelene	14 x 108 km
- Eccentricity	0.026
- Inclination	178.7 deg
- Period	114 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Operator
Platform
Mass at launch	10243 kg (full)
Dry Mass	2033 kg
Basic shape	Octagon + 4 legs
Dimension	1.57 high - 3.13 wide
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Landing date (on Lunar surface):	20 Jul 1969 - ~20:24 UT
Lifetime:	4.29 days

Mission details:

Apollo attached to LEM, separated from Saturn IVB stage on Jul 16.76
LEM with 2 crewmembers, entered selenocentric orbit 1969 Jul 19.73; separated from Apollo on Jul 20.74.
First manned landing on moon 1969 July 20.85.

Ref.: #206 - update: 08.10.08