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Snoopy

Lunar Module used during Apollo 10. Snoopy was launched on May 18, 1969 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (May 19, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-043DNORAD 3949United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo 10 LM
Common name
Snoopy
Payload designation
LM 4 AS
Other names
Snoopy
International designator
1969-043D
NORAD catalog number
3949
GCAT identifier
S03949
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.211

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
May 18, 1969 · 16:49 UTC
Launch record
1969-043Success
Rocket
Saturn V
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
227 km
Apogee
607,532 km
Inclination
31.80°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
May 19, 1969
Last known active
May 23, 1969
End of operations
May 23, 1969

Size

Mass
3,752 kg
Dry mass
2,378 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
4.30 m
Span
3.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00244
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
May 21, 1969
Phase outcome
Entered orbit around the target · May 21, 1969
Destination
Luna

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
May 19, 1969EarthMay 21, 1969Escaped to another bodyLuna
May 21, 1969LunaMay 23, 1969Left orbit around the targetLuna
May 23, 1969LunaMay 23, 1969Escaped to another bodyEarth
May 23, 1969EarthMay 30, 1969Escaped to another bodyHCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101424 (CC0).