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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn VLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Apollo 10
Launched
May 18, 1969
Summary
Apollo 10 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 18, 1969. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 99th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 969th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Saturn V flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Apollo 10 CSM, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 193 km orbit inclined 32.6°. 3 crew members flew: Thomas P. Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan. The spacecraft was Apollo Charlie Brown CSM-106 (CSM-106). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Apollo 10: ‘Tell the world, we have arrived’NASA
- Launch of Apollo 10 (CBS)lunarmodule5
- Launch of Apollo 10 (NASA Footage)lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 5th Saturn V flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 99th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 969th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Thomas P. StaffordCommander · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
John YoungCommand Module Pilot · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Gene CernanLunar Module Pilot · NASA · age 35 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Apollo Charlie Brown CSM-106 (CSM-106)
CSM-106 "Charlie Brown" was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Apollo 10 mission.
- Destination: Descent Moon Orbit
- Mission length: 8 days
- Docked May 18, 1969 at Apollo Command/Service Module
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
LM Snoopy (LM-4)
Flown on Apollo 10. Descent stage may have hit the Moon, ascent stage in heliocentric orbit. Snoopy is the only flown LM ascent stage known to have survived intact (possibly asteroid 2018 AV2).
- Destination: Descent Moon Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days 12 hours
- Docked May 23, 1969 at Apollo Command/Service Module
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apollo 10 CSM · NORAD 3941 · 1969-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- APOLLO 10 CM
- Object ID
- 1969-043A
- Epoch
- 1969-05-18 16:38:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32577539 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000496
- Inclination
- 32.5569°
- Ascending node
- 350.8305°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.0007°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.0045°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Apollo 10 CSM · NORAD 3941 · docked May 18, 1969
- Apollo 10 LM · NORAD 3949 · left Earth orbit May 19, 1969
Saturn S-IVB-505N · left Earth orbit May 20, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Apollo 10 was Command by Thomas P. Stafford, Command Module Pilot John W. Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene A. Cernan. This mission was a F Mission which means a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Apollo 11 Mission that would be the first crewed mission to land on the moon.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
1st launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 5th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Apollo 10 launch?
Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apollo 10?
Coverage: Apollo 10: ‘Tell the world, we have arrived’; Launch of Apollo 10 (CBS); Launch of Apollo 10 (NASA Footage). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Apollo 10?
Saturn V, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn V spec sheet
Where did Apollo 10 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did Apollo 10 reach?
Apollo 10 CSM, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 193 km orbit inclined 32.6°.
How many satellites did Apollo 10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Apollo 10 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo