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Apollo 15 Subsatellite
The Apollo Saturn V SIVB was the third stage of the Saturn V booster.. Apollo 15 Subsatellite was launched on July 26, 1971 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Jul 27, 1971).
COSPAR 1971-063DNORAD 5377United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Apollo 15 Subsatellite
- Payload designation
- P&FS-1
- International designator
- 1971-063D
- NORAD catalog number
- 5377
- GCAT identifier
- S05377
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.242
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- ApolloSS
- Owner
- MSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- TRW Inc.
- Platform (bus)
- Apollo SS
Launch
- Date
- July 26, 1971 · 13:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-063Success
- Rocket
- Saturn V
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 203 km
- Apogee
- 532,310 km
- Inclination
- 29.69°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- July 27, 1971
- Last known active
- Aug 23, 1973
- End of operations
- Aug 23, 1973
Size
- Mass
- 37 kg
- Dry mass
- 37 kg
- Length
- 0.8 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 2.6 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00386
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- July 29, 1971
- Phase outcome
- Released · August 4, 1971
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1971 | Earth | Jul 29, 1971 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Aug 4, 1971 | Luna | 1974 | Reentered (orbital decay) | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Orbiter | Impact after orbital decay | 1974 | — | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111912938 (CC0).