Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit Phase
Event |
GET (hhh:mm:ss) |
Altitude (n mi) |
Space Fixed Velocity (ft/sec) |
Event Duration (sec) |
Velocity Change (ft/sec) |
Apolune (n mi) |
Perilune (n mi) |
Lunar orbit insertion ignition |
078:31:46.70 |
86.7 |
8,188.6 |
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Lunar orbit insertion cutoff |
078:38:25.06 |
74.1 |
5,407.5 |
398.36 |
3,000.1 |
170.1 |
57.7 |
Descent orbit insertion ignition |
082:39:49.09 |
55.3 |
5,491.7 |
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Descent orbit insertion cutoff |
082:40:13.62 |
54.9 |
5,285 |
24.53 |
213.9 |
58.5 |
9.6 |
Descent orbit trim ignition |
095:56:44.70 |
56.4 |
5,276.9 |
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Descent orbit trim cutoff |
095:57:15.10 |
50.1 |
5,314.8 |
30.40 |
3.2 |
60.3 |
8.8 |
LM undocking and separation |
100:39:16.2 |
7.4 |
5,553.6 |
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CSM orbit circularization ignition |
101:38:58.98 |
57.1 |
5,276.5 |
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CSM orbit circularization cutoff |
101:39:02.65 |
55.8 |
5,352.3 |
3.67 |
68.3 |
65.2 |
54.8 |
LM powered descent initiation |
104:30:09.4 |
5.8 |
5,560.2 |
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LM powered descent cutoff |
104:42:28.6 |
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739.2 |
6813 |
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CSM plane change ignition |
165:11:32.74 |
61.8 |
5,318.1 |
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CSM plane change cutoff |
165:11:51.05 |
62 |
5,318.8 |
18.31 |
330.6 |
64.5 |
53.6 |
LM lunar liftoff ignition |
171:37:23.2 |
54.8 |
5,357.1 |
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LM ascent orbit cutoff |
171:44:34.2 |
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431.0 |
6,059 |
42.5 |
9.0 |
LM terminal phase initiation ignition |
172:29:40.0 |
34.2 |
5,368.8 |
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LM terminal phase initiation cutoff |
172:29:42.6 |
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2.6 |
72.7 |
64.4 |
38.7 |
CSM/LM docked |
173:36:25.5 |
57 |
5,345.8 |
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LM ascent stage jettisoned |
179:30:01.4 |
57.5 |
5,342.1 |
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CSM separation from LM |
179:50 |
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|
2 |
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LM ascent stage deorbit ignition |
181:04:19.8 |
61.5 |
5,318.9 |
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LM ascent stage deorbit cutoff |
181:05:42.8 |
61.8 |
5,196.0 |
83.0 |
200.3 |
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CSM orbit shaping maneuver ignition |
221:20:48.02 |
53.6 |
5,362.9 |
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CSM orbit shaping maneuver cutoff |
221:20:51.44 |
53.7 |
5,379.2 |
3.42 |
66.4 |
76.0 |
54.3 |
Subsatellite deployed |
222:39:29.1 |
62.6 |
5,331.6 |
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76.3 |
55.1 |