Apollo LM Ascent Stage
Northrop Grumman Space SystemsRetired
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 16 kN
- Height
- 2.832 m
- Diameter
- 4.29 m
- Launch mass
- 5 t
- Stages
- 1
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
6flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate6 of 6
0failuresincluding partial failures
6success streakcurrent
First flight July 21, 1969 · 17:54 UTC · latest December 14, 1972 · 22:54 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Apollo LM flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 2 |