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Entry no.
1969-0083

APOLLO 9 LM (DPS)

APOLLO 9 LM (DPS) (NORAD 3780) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 1969, after 19 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3780
International designator
1969-018D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Mar 1969Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
33.6°N to 33.6°SFinal inclination 33.6°
Mass
10,353 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 33.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 33.6°N and 33.6°S.

Life in orbit

19 days

Also ended on 22 Mar 1969

1 entry
1969-0084SL-3 R/B

From the same launch

1969-018
1969-0070APOLLO 9 CM1981-0532APOLLO 9 LM (APS)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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