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Falcon

Lunar module used during Apollo 15. Falcon was launched on July 26, 1971 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 27, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-063CNORAD 5366United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Apollo 15 LM
Common name: Falcon
Payload designation: LM 10 AS
Other names: Falcon
International designator: 1971-063C
NORAD catalog number: 5366
GCAT identifier: S05366
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.239

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 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 Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 27, 1971
Last known active: Aug 2, 1971
End of operations: Aug 2, 1971

Size

Mass: 4,782 kg
Dry mass: 2,127 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 16.4 t
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 4.30 m
Span: 3.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00385
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: July 29, 1971
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · July 29, 1971
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 27, 1971	Earth	Jul 29, 1971	Escaped to another body	Luna
Jul 29, 1971	Luna	Jul 30, 1971	Landed	Luna
Jul 30, 1971	Luna	Aug 2, 1971	Lifted off from another world	D01063

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Ascent vehicle	Landed and operated	Jul 30, 1971	—	26.12, 3.63

Launched together

Apollo 15 Command and Service ModuleHuman spaceflight · MSC Apollo 15 SubsatelliteSpace science · MSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101432 (CC0).