NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Apollo 9

Launch Time
Mon Mar 03, 1969 16:00 UTC

Rocket

Saturn V
NASA
Status: Retired
Price: $1,160.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 35,100 kN
Payload to LEO: 140,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 110.6 m

Mission Details

Apollo 9

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 43,196.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

1969

23rd orbital launch attempt

Saturn V

4th mission
1st mission of 1969
3rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission