Success
Apollo 11
Human Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Apollo LM Ascent Stage
LOorbit
Return flight of Apollo 11 from the Moon.
Monday, July 21, 1969 at 5:54 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#989
NASA Mission
#101
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Jul 21, 1969, 5:54 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Tranquility Base
Landing site of Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle on 20 July 1969.
Total Launches
1
Orbital Attempts
1
Apollo LM Ascent Stage Specs
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Length
2.832 m
Diameter
4.29 m
Launch Mass
5 t
Thrust
16 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1969
Fastest Turnaround
4mo 1d
Total Launches
6
Successful
6
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Jul 21, 1969
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12
Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon
Mare Tranquillitatis(Latin for Sea of Tranquillity) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. It contains Tranquility Base, the first location on another celestial body to be visited by humans.
Total Launches
1
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
8.5000, 31.4000