Apollo 7 Timeline
|
Event |
GET (hhh:mm:ss) |
GMT Time |
GMT Date |
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Countdown started at T-101 hours. |
-101:00:00 |
19:00:00 |
06 Oct 1968 |
|
Scheduled 6-hour hold at T-72 hours. |
-072:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
08 Oct 1968 |
|
Countdown resumed at T-72 hours. |
-072:00:00 |
06:00:00 |
08 Oct 1968 |
|
Scheduled 3-hour hold at T-33 hours. |
-033:00:00 |
21:00:00 |
09 Oct 1968 |
|
Countdown resumed at T-33 hours. |
-033:00:00 |
00:00:00 |
10 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal countdown started. |
-018:00:00 |
14:30:00 |
10 Oct 1968 |
|
Scheduled 6-hour hold at T-6 hours. |
-006:00:00 |
03:00:00 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal countdown started. |
-006:00:00 |
09:00:00 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Crew ingress. |
-002:27 |
12:35 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Unscheduled 2-minute 45-second hold to complete propellant chilldown. |
-000:06:15 |
14:53:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Countdown resumed at T-6 minutes 15 seconds. |
-000:06:15 |
14:56:30 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Guidance reference release. |
-000:00:04.972 |
15:02:40 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB engine start command. |
-000:00:02.988 |
15:02:42 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Range zero. |
000:00:00.00 |
15:02:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
All holddown arms released (1st motion) (1.21 g). |
000:00:00.17 |
15:02:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Liftoff (umbilical disconnected). |
000:00:00.36 |
15:02:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Pitch and roll maneuver started. |
000:00:10.31 |
15:02:55 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Roll maneuver ended. |
000:00:38.46 |
15:03:23 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Mach 1 achieved. |
000:01:02.15 |
15:03:47 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Maximum bending moment achieved (7,546,000 lbf-in). |
000:01:13.1 |
15:03:58 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Maximum dynamic pressure (665.60 lb/ft2). |
000:01:15.5 |
15:04:00 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Pitch maneuver ended. |
000:02:14.26 |
15:04:59 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB maximum total inertial acceleration (4.28 g). |
000:02:20.10 |
15:05:05 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB center engine cutoff. |
000:02:20.65 |
15:05:05 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB outboard engine cutoff. |
000:02:24.32 |
15:05:09 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB maximum Earth-fixed velocity. |
000:02:24.6 |
15:05:09 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB/S-IVB separation command. |
000:02:25.59 |
15:05:10 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB engine ignition command. |
000:02:26.97 |
15:05:12 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB ullage case jettisoned. |
000:02:37.58 |
15:05:22 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Launch escape tower jettisoned. |
000:02:46.54 |
15:05:31 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Iterative guidance mode initiated. |
000:02:49.76 |
15:04:54 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB apex. |
000:04:19.4 |
15:06:54 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IB impact in the Atlantic Ocean (theoretical). |
000:09:20.2 |
15:12:05 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB engine cutoff. |
000:10:16.76 |
15:13:01 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB maximum total inertial acceleration (2.56 g). |
000:10:16.9 |
15:12:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 1st LH2 tank vent. |
000:10:17.37 |
15:13:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Tank passivization valve open. |
000:10:17.56 |
15:13:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB maximum Earth-fixed velocity. |
000:10:19.3 |
15:12:54 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Earth orbit insertion. |
000:10:26.76 |
15:13:11 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Orbital navigation started. |
000:10:32.2 |
15:13:17 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start LOX tank vent. |
000:10:47.17 |
15:13:32 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End LOX tank vent. |
000:11:17.17 |
15:14:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 1st LH2 tank vent (approximate due to data dropout). |
000:31:17:36 |
15:34:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 2nd LH2 tank vent. |
000:54:06.95 |
15:56:52 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 2nd LH2 tank vent. |
000:59:06.95 |
16:01:52 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Start of two-minute power failure in Mission Control Center started. No loss of communications. |
001:18:34 |
16:21:19 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - LOX dump started. |
001:34:28.96 |
16:37:14 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - LOX tank non-propulsive vent valve open (until end of mission). |
001:34:38.95 |
16:37:24 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 3rd LH2 tank vent. |
001:34:42.95 |
16:37:28 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 1st cold helium dump. |
001:42:28.95 |
16:45:14 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 3rd LH2 tank vent. |
001:44:42.95 |
16:47:28 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - LOX dump ended. |
001:46:29.96 |
16:49:15 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 1st cold helium dump. |
002:30:16.95 |
17:33:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover of S-IVB attitude control started. |
002:30:48.80 |
17:32:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Pitch maneuver started. |
002:31:22 |
17:34:07 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Pitch maneuver ended. |
002:32:15 |
17:35:00 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Roll maneuver started. |
002:32:22 |
17:35:07 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Roll maneuver ended. |
002:32:51 |
17:35:36 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Yaw maneuver started. |
002:33:01 |
17:35:46 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover - Yaw maneuver ended. |
002:33:31 |
17:36:16 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Manual takeover of S-IVB attitude control ended. |
002:33:44.80 |
17:35:45 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Window photography. |
002:45 |
12:17 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Separation of CSM from S-IVB. |
002:55:02.40 |
17:57:47 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 4th LH2 tank vent. |
003:09:14.48 |
18:11:59 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 4th LH2 tank vent. |
003:15:56.11 |
18:18:41 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start stage control sphere helium dump. |
003:17:33.95 |
18:20:19 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
1st rendezvous phasing maneuver ignition. |
003:20:09.9 |
18:22:54 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
1st rendezvous phasing maneuver cutoff. |
003:20:26.2 |
18:23:11 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 5th LH2 tank vent. |
004:05:47.27 |
19:08:32 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End stage control sphere helium dump. |
004:07:01.27 |
19:09:46 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 5th LH2 tank vent. |
004:10:08.43 |
19:12:53 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 2nd cold helium dump. |
004:30:16.96 |
19:33:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 6th LH2 tank vent. |
004:43:55.85 |
19:46:40 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 6th LH2 tank vent. |
004:49:01.73 |
19:51:46 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 2nd cold helium dump. |
004:50:16.95 |
19:53:02 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - Start 7th LH2 tank vent. |
005:08:58.99 |
20:11:44 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB safing experiment - End 7th LH2 tank vent. |
005:11:15.43 |
20:14:00 |
11 Oct 1968 |
|
Hydrogen stratification test. |
013:28:00 |
04:30:45 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd rendezvous phasing maneuver ignition. |
015:52:00.9 |
06:54:45 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd rendezvous phasing maneuver cutoff. |
015:52:18.5 |
06:55:03 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Y-Pulse Integrating Pendulum Accelerometer test. |
022:30 |
13:32 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB optical tracking. |
025:10 |
16:12 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Oxygen stratification test. |
025:14:00 |
16:16:45 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
1st SPS ignition (NCC/corrective combination maneuver - initiation of rendezvous sequence). |
026:24:55.66 |
17:27:40 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
1st SPS cutoff. |
026:25:05.02 |
17:27:50 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd SPS ignition (NSR/coelliptic maneuver). |
028:00:56.47 |
19:03:41 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd SPS cutoff. |
028:01:04.23 |
19:03:49 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB optical tracking. |
028:20 |
19:22 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal phase initiation ignition. |
029:16:33 |
20:19:18 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal phase initiation cutoff. |
029:17:19 |
20:20:04 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Midcourse correction. |
029:30:42 |
20:33:27 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal phase finalize (braking). |
029:43:55 |
20:46:40 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Terminal phase end/start station-keeping. |
029:55:43 |
20:58:28 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Separation maneuver ignition. |
030:20:00.0 |
21:22:45 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Separation maneuver cutoff. |
030:20:05.4 |
21:22:50 |
12 Oct 1968 |
|
Sextant calibration test. |
041:00 |
08:02 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Sextant tracking of S-IVB started. |
044:40 |
11:42 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Sextant tracking of S-IVB ended at 160 n mi. |
045:30 |
12:32 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Attitude hold test. |
049:00 |
16:02 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Primary evaporator test. |
049:50 |
16:52 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Primary evaporator test. |
050:30 |
17:32 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Attitude hold test. |
050:40 |
17:42 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Sextant tracking of S-IVB started. |
052:10 |
19:12 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Sextant tracking of S-IVB ended at 320 n mi. |
053:20 |
20:22 |
13 Oct 1968 |
|
Rendezvous radar transponder test. |
061:00 |
04:02 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
Rendezvous radar transponder test. |
071:40 |
14:42 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
1st television transmission started. |
071:43 |
14:45 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
1st television transmission ended. |
071:50 |
14:52 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
3rd SPS ignition (to position and size orbital ellipse). |
075:48:00.27 |
18:50:45 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
3rd SPS cutoff. |
075:48:09.37 |
18:50:54 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
Rendezvous radar transponder test. |
076:27 |
19:29 |
14 Oct 1968 |
|
Radiator degradation test started. |
092:37 |
11:39 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd television transmission started. |
095:25 |
14:27 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
2nd television transmission ended. |
095:36 |
14:38 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
Radiator surface coating degradation test ended. |
097:00 |
16:02 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
Hydrogen stratification test. |
098:11 |
17:13 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
Experiment S005 photography. |
098:40 |
17:42 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
Experiment S006 photography. |
099:10 |
18:12 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
Window photography. |
101:10 |
20:12 |
15 Oct 1968 |
|
3rd television transmission started. |
119:08 |
14:10 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
3rd television transmission ended. |
119:18 |
14:20 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
4th SPS ignition (minimum impulse burn). |
120:43:00.44 |
15:45:45 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
4th SPS cutoff. |
120:43:00.92 |
15:45:45 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
Star/horizon sightings. |
124:00 |
19:02 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
Oxygen stratification test. |
131:52 |
02:54 |
16 Oct 1968 |
|
4th television transmission started. |
141:11 |
12:13 |
17 Oct 1968 |
|
4th television transmission ended. |
141:27 |
12:29 |
17 Oct 1968 |
|
Lunar landmark star sightings. |
147:00 |
18:02 |
17 Oct 1968 |
|
S-IVB impact (theoretical). |
162:27:15 |
09:30:00 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
5th SPS ignition (to position and size orbital ellipse). |
165:00:00.42 |
12:02:45 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
5th SPS cutoff. |
165:01:07.37 |
12:03:52 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
Passive thermal control test started. |
167:00 |
14:02 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
Passive thermal control test ended. |
167:50 |
14:52 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
Service propulsion cold soak test started. |
168:00 |
15:02 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
Service propulsion cold soak test ended, |
171:10 |
18:12 |
18 Oct 1968 |
|
5th television transmission. |
189:04 |
12:06 |
19 Oct 1968 |
|
Morse code emergency keying test started. |
190:36:06 |
13:38:51 |
19 Oct 1968 |
|
Morse code emergency keying test ended. |
190:43:01 |
13:45:46 |
19 Oct 1968 |
|
Oxygen stratification test. |
198:27:00 |
21:29:45 |
19 Oct 1968 |
|
6th SPS ignition (minimum impulse burn). |
210:07:59.99 |
09:10:45 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
6th SPS cutoff. |
210:08:00.49 |
09:10:45 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
Passive thermal control test (pitch procedure) started. |
212:00 |
11:02 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
Passive thermal control test ended. |
212:50 |
11:52 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
6th television transmission. |
213:10 |
12:12 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
Star/horizon sightings. |
213:30 |
12:32 |
20 Oct 1968 |
|
Hydrogen stratification test. |
227:12 |
02:14 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
Optics degradation test started. |
228:30 |
03:32 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
Solar Particle Alert Network Facility at Carnarvon reported class 1B solar flare. |
231:08 |
06:10 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
7th television transmission started. |
236:18 |
11:20 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
7th television transmission ended. |
236:29 |
11:31 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
7th SPS ignition (time anomaly adjust for deorbit burn). |
239:06:11.97 |
14:08:57 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
7th SPS cutoff. |
239:06:19.67 |
14:09:04 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
Window photography. |
242:30 |
17:32 |
21 Oct 1968 |
|
8th SPS ignition (deorbit burn). |
259:39:16.36 |
10:42:01 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
8th SPS cutoff. |
259:39:28.15 |
10:42:13 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
CM/SM separation. |
259:43:33.8 |
10:46:18 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Entry. |
259:53:26 |
10:56:11 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Communication blackout started. |
259:54:58 |
10:57:43 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Communication blackout ended. |
259:59:46 |
11:02:31 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Maximum entry g force (3.33 g). |
260:01:09 |
11:03:54 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
SM impact in the Atlantic Ocean. S-band contact with CM by recovery aircraft. |
260:03 |
11:05 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Drogue parachute deployed |
260:03:23 |
11:06:08 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Main parachute deployed. VHF voice contact with CM established by recovery forces. |
260:04:13 |
11:06:58 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Splashdown (went to apex-down). |
260:09:03 |
11:11:48 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Inflation of flotation bags started. |
260:18 |
11:20 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
CM returned to apex-up position. |
260:22 |
11:24 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
VHF recovery beacon signal received by recovery aircraft. |
260:23 |
11:25 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
VHF voice communication with CM reestablished. |
260:24 |
11:26 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
CM sighted by recovery helicopter. |
260:30 |
11:32 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Swimmers and flotation collar deployed. |
260:32 |
11:34 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Flotation collar inflated. |
260:41 |
11:43 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
CM hatch opened. |
260:45 |
11:47 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Crew aboard recovery helicopter. |
260:58 |
12:00 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Recovery ship at CM. Crew aboard recovery ship. |
261:06 |
12:08 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
CM aboard recovery ship. |
262:01 |
13:03 |
22 Oct 1968 |
|
Crew departed recovery ship. |
285:54 |
12:56 |
23 Oct 1968 |
|
Crew arrived at Cape Kennedy, FL. |
288:43 |
15:45 |
23 Oct 1968 |
|
CM offloaded at Norfolk Naval Air Station, VA. |
310:58 |
14:00 |
24 Oct 1968 |
|
Deactivation of CM completed. |
370:28 |
01:30 |
27 Oct 1968 |