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Apollo 9

Apollo 9 was a crewed flight launched on March 3, 1969 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 3: David Scott, James McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart.

United Statescrew 31969-018

Flight

Mission
Apollo 9
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Apollo 9 CSM
Launch
March 3, 1969 · 16:00 UTC
Landing
March 13, 1969
Duration (Wikidata)
10.0 days
Country
United States
Designator
1969-018A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Mar 3, 1969

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1969-018
Rocket
Saturn V
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
189 km × 191 km, 32.6°

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q203651 (CC0).