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Apollo 13 Command and Service Module

Command and Service Module used during Apollo 13. Apollo 13 Command and Service Module was launched on April 11, 1970 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Apr 11, 1970).

COSPAR 1970-029ANORAD 4371United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo 13 CSM
Common name
Apollo 13 Command and Service Module
Payload designation
Apollo CM-109
Other names
Odyssey
International designator
1970-029A
NORAD catalog number
4371
GCAT identifier
S04371
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.223

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Apollo II
Owner
MSC
Country
United States
Builder
North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Platform (bus)
CM

Launch

Date
April 11, 1970 · 19:13 UTC
Launch record
1970-029Success
Rocket
Saturn V
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
219 km
Apogee
549,183 km
Inclination
31.74°
Status
Docked with another object
Status date
April 11, 1970
Last known active
Apr 17, 1970
End of operations
Apr 17, 1970

Size

Mass
5,610 kg
Dry mass
5,607 kg
Total mass with attached objects
45.9 t
Length
3.5 m
Diameter
3.90 m
Span
3.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00316
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
April 14, 1970
Phase outcome
Escaped to another body, attached · April 15, 1970
Destination
Earth

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Apr 12, 1970EarthApr 14, 1970Escaped to another body, attachedLuna
Apr 15, 1970EarthApr 17, 1970Undocked—
Apr 17, 1970EarthApr 17, 1970Landed21 40S 165 22W

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101481 (CC0).