Apollo 9

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:00:00

Monday March 3, 1969

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Apollo 9

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Its three-person crew, consisting of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, spent ten days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

43,196 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Saturn V

Active 1967 to 1973

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Price

$1160.00 million

Rocket

Height: 110.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 140,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

35,100 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Saturn V


4th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1969

1969


23rd

Orbital launch attempt