Apollo 5

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Apollo 5 was an uncrewed 1968 NASA mission that conducted the first orbital test of the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo program mission
orbital test flight
uncrewed spaceflight
agencyAdministratorAtTime James E. Webb NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crew uncrewed
followedBy Apollo 6 NERFINISHED
launchComplex LC-37B NERFINISHED
launchDate 1968-01-22
launchMassCategory medium-lift Saturn IB mission
launchSite Cape Kennedy NERFINISHED
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 37B NERFINISHED
launchSiteRegion Florida NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Saturn IB NERFINISHED
launchYear 1968
LMAscentEngineTested true
LMConfiguration lunar module without landing legs deployed
LMDescentEngineTested true
LMManufacturer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED
LMSerialNumber LM-1
LMStagingTested true
missionDuration about 11 hours
missionOutcome validated Lunar Module propulsion system in space
missionType uncrewed Earth-orbit test of Lunar Module
notableFeature first flight test of Apollo Lunar Module in space
first orbital test of a crewed-program lunar lander
operator NASA
orbit low Earth orbit
partOf development of Apollo Lunar Module
precededBy Apollo 4 NERFINISHED
primaryObjective first orbital test of Apollo Lunar Module
program Apollo program NERFINISHED
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraft Apollo Lunar Module-1 NERFINISHED
LM-1 NERFINISHED
spacecraftBus Apollo Lunar Module Block I NERFINISHED
spacecraftType Apollo Lunar Module NERFINISHED
success true
worldFirst first orbital flight of a dedicated lunar lander

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Apollo 4 followedBy Apollo 5
Saturn IB notableMission Apollo 5
Apollo 6 previousMission Apollo 5