CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0024
APOLLO 5 LM (APS)
APOLLO 5 LM (APS) (NORAD 3106) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 January 1968, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3106
International designator
1968-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
22 Jan 1968Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jan 1968UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 23 Jan 1968
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.6°N to 31.6°SFinal inclination 31.6°
Mass
4,705 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
Grummann
Bus
LM AS
Programme
LM AS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 31.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.6°N and 31.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysFrom the same launch
1968-007
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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