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Saturn V | Apollo 9
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Apollo 9
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Saturn V
- Family
- Saturn
- Variant
- V
- Provider
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
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launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.6082, -80.6043