January 22, 1968 at 10:48 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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January 22, 1968 at 10:48 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 34
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5218, -80.5611
The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages. The descent engine would become the first throttleable rocket engine fired in space.
Saturn · IB
Height
43.2 m
Diameter
6.61 m
LEO capacity
21,000 kg
Successful launches
9
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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