RocketSaturn V
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 3, 1969, 16:00
- Launch designation
- 1969-018
- Mission
- Apollo CM-104
- Flight name
- Apollo 9
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-504
- Year
- Launches in 1969
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 189 km
- Initial apogee
- 191 km
- Inclination
- 32.6°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 42.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 9 CSM | 1969-018ANORAD 3769 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 5,626 kg | Docked with another object · Mar 3, 1969 |
| Apollo 9 LM | 1969-018CNORAD 3771 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 4,176 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 23, 1981 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.