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Entry no.
1968-0040

APOLLO 5 LM (DPS)

APOLLO 5 LM (DPS) (NORAD 3107) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 1968, after 21 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3107
International designator
1968-007B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
22 Jan 1968Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
21 days21 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.6°N to 31.6°SFinal inclination 31.6°
Mass
9,592 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
Grummann
Bus
LM DS
Programme
LM DS

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

21 days

APOLLO 5 LM (DPS)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 12 Feb 1968

5 entries
1968-0036SL-8 DEB1968-0037DIAMANT DEB1968-0038DELTA 1 DEB1968-0039DELTA 1 DEB1968-0041OPS 2243-6236 DEB

From the same launch

1968-007
1968-0023SATURN 1 R/B1968-0024APOLLO 5 LM (APS)
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