Apollo 9 Earth Orbit Phase
Event |
GET (hhh:mm:ss) |
Space Fixed Velocity (ft/sec) |
Event Duration (sec) |
Velocity Change (ft/sec) |
Apogee (n mi) |
Perigee (n mi) |
Period (mins) |
Inclin ation (deg) |
Earth orbit insertion |
000:11:14.66 |
25,569.78 |
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100.74 |
99.68 |
88.20 |
32.552 |
CSM separated from S-IVB |
002:41:16.0 |
25,553 |
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CSM/LM ejected from S-IVB |
004:08:09 |
25,565.3 |
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S-IVB 2nd burn restart* |
004:45:55.54 |
25,556.1 |
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S-IVB 2nd burn cutoff |
004:46:57.60 |
27,742.03 |
62.06 |
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32.303 |
S-IVB intermediate orbit insertion |
004:47:07.60 |
27,753.61 |
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1,671.58 |
105.75 |
119.22 |
32.302 |
1st SPS ignition |
005:59:01.07 |
25,549.8 |
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1st SPS cutoff |
005:59:06.30 |
25,583.8 |
5.23 |
36.6 |
127.6 |
111.3 |
88.8 |
32.56 |
S-IVB 3rd burn restart* |
006:07:19.26 |
20,766.0 |
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S-IVB 3rd burn cutoff |
006:11:21.32 |
31,589.17 |
242.06 |
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33.824 |
S-IVB escape orbit insertion |
006:11:31.32 |
31,619.85 |
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33.825 |
2nd SPS ignition |
022:12:04.07 |
25,588.2 |
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31.8 |
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2nd SPS cutoff |
022:13:54.36 |
25,701.7 |
110.29 |
850.5 |
192.5 |
110.7 |
90.0 |
33.46 |
3rd SPS ignition |
025:17:39.27 |
25,692.4 |
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3rd SPS cutoff |
025:22:19.15 |
25,794.3 |
279.88 |
2567.9 |
274.9 |
112.6 |
91.6 |
33.82 |
4th SPS ignition |
028:24:41.37 |
25,807.7 |
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4th SPS cutoff |
028:25:09.24 |
25,798.9 |
27.87 |
300.5 |
275.0 |
112.4 |
91.6 |
33.82 |
DPS docked ignition |
049:41:34.46 |
25,832.7 |
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DPS docked cutoff |
049:47:45.97 |
25,783.0 |
371.51 |
1737.5 |
274.6 |
112.1 |
91.5 |
33.97 |
5th SPS ignition |
054:26:12.27 |
25,700.8 |
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5th SPS cutoff |
054:26:55.53 |
25,473.2 |
43.26 |
572.5 |
131.0 |
125.9 |
89.2 |
33.61 |
CSM/LM separation ignition |
093:02:54 |
25,480.5 |
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CSM/LM separation cutoff |
093:03:03.5 |
25,480.5 |
9.5 |
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127 |
122 |
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LM descent phasing ignition |
093:47:35.4 |
25,518.9 |
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LM descent phasing cutoff |
093:47:54.4 |
25,518.2 |
19.0 |
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137 |
112 |
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LM descent insertion ignition |
095:39:08.06 |
25,412.6 |
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LM descent insertion cutoff |
095:39:30.43 |
25,453.0 |
22.37 |
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138.9 |
133.9 |
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LM coelliptic sequence ignition |
096:16:06.54 |
25,452.0 |
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LM coelliptic sequence cutoff |
096:16:38.25 |
25,412.0 |
31.71 |
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138 |
113 |
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LM constant differential height ignition |
096:58:15.0 |
25,592.0 |
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LM constant differential height cutoff |
096:58:17.9 |
25,550.6 |
2.9 |
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116 |
111 |
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LM terminal phase initiation ignition |
097:57:59 |
25,540.8 |
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LM terminal phase initiation cutoff |
097:58:36.6 |
25,560.5 |
37.6 |
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126 |
113 |
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LM ascent engine depletion ignition |
101:53:15.4 |
25,480.3 |
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LM ascent engine depletion |
101:59:17.7 |
29,415.4 |
362.3 |
5,373.4 |
3,760.9 |
126.6 |
165.3 |
28.95 |
6th SPS ignition |
123:25:06.97 |
25,522.2 |
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6th SPS cutoff |
123:25:08.40 |
25,489.0 |
1.43 |
33.7 |
123.1 |
108.5 |
88.7 |
33.62 |
7th SPS ignition |
169:39:00.36 |
25,589.6 |
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7th SPS cutoff |
169:39:25.26 |
25,825.9 |
24.90 |
650.1 |
253.2 |
100.7 |
90.9 |
33.51 |
8th SPS ignition |
240:31:14.84 |
25,318.4 |
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8th SPS cutoff |
240:31:26.58 |
25,142.8 |
11.74 |
322.7 |
240.0 |
-4.2 |
88.8 |
33.52 |
* Only the commanded time is available for this event.