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Eagle

Lunar module used during Apollo 11; first crewed spacecraft on the Moon. Eagle was launched on July 16, 1969 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 17, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-059CNORAD 4041United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Apollo 11 LM
Common name: Eagle
Payload designation: LM 5 AS
Other names: Eagle
International designator: 1969-059C
NORAD catalog number: 4041
GCAT identifier: S04041
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.216

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: LM AS
Owner: MSC
Country: United States
Builder: Grummann Aerospace Corporation
Platform (bus): LM AS

Launch

Date: July 16, 1969 · 13:32 UTC
Launch record: 1969-059Success
Rocket: Saturn V
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 222 km
Apogee: 565,954 km
Inclination: 31.40°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 17, 1969
Last known active: Jul 21, 1969
End of operations: Jul 21, 1969

Size

Mass: 4,888 kg
Dry mass: 2,878 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 15.1 t
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 4.30 m
Span: 3.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00274
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: July 19, 1969
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · July 19, 1969
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 17, 1969	Earth	Jul 19, 1969	Escaped to another body	Luna
Jul 19, 1969	Luna	Jul 20, 1969	Landed	Tranquility
Jul 20, 1969	Luna	Jul 21, 1969	Lifted off from another world	D01052

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Ascent vehicle	Landed and operated	Jul 20, 1969	—	0.69, 23.43

Launched together

ColumbiaHuman spaceflight · MSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101302 (CC0).