APOLLO 10 MISSION REPORT AUGUST 1969

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MANNED SPACECRAFCTE NTER
HOUSTON,TEXAS
AUGUST1 969
APOLLOS PACECRAFFTL IGHTH ISTORY
Mission SEacecraft Description Launchda te Launchs ite
PA-l BP-6 Firstp ada bort Nov.7 , 1963 \>lhitSea nds
Missi2R.aen ge�
N. �lex.
A-001 BP-12 Transoniacb ort May1 3,1 964 \>lhiteS ands
MissilRea nge,
N. Mex.
AS-101 BP-13 Nominalla uncahn d May 28,1 964 CapeK ennedy,
exite nvirorunent Fla.
AS-102 BP-15 Nominalla unchand Sept.1 8,1 964 CapeK ennedy,
exit environment Fla.
A-002 BP-23 Maximumd ynamic Dec.8 , 1964 White Sands
pressuraeb ort MissilRea nge,
N. Mex.
AS-103 BP-16 Micrometeoroid Feb.1 6,1 965 CapeK ennedy,
experiment Fla.
A-003 BP-22 Low-altituadbeo rt May1 9, 1965 \>lhiteS ands
(planned high- MissilRea nge,
altitudaeb ort) N. Mex.
AS-104 BP-26 Micrometeoroid May2 5,1 965 CapeK ennedy,
experiment and Fla.
servicmeo dule
RCSl aunch
environment
PA-2 BP-23A Secondp ada bort June2 9, 1965 \>!hit e Sands
MissilRea nge,
N. Mex.
AS-105 BP-9A Micrometeoroid July3 0,1 965 CapeK ennedy,
experiment and Fla.
servicmeo dule
RCS launch
environment
A-004 SC-002 Power-otnu mbling Jan. 20,1 966 \>!hit e Sands
boundarayb ort MissilRea nge,
N. Mex.
AS-201 SC-009 Supercircular Feb.2 6, 1966 CapeK ennedy,
entryw ithh igh Fla.
heatr ate
AS-202 SC-011 Supercircular Aug.2 5,1 966 CapeK ennedy,
entryw ithh igh Fla.
heatl oad
(Continuiends ied backc over)
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CONTENTS
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10. SUMMARY 1-1
2.0 INTRODUCTION 2-1
3.0MI SSINO DESCRTIIPNO 3-1
4.0R ENDEZVOU.S . 4-1
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41. TRAJECTORY 4-1
4.2 CREWP ROCEDURES 4-3
4.3 GUIDNACE,N AVITGIANO,A NDC ONTROL 4-5
4.4 VISIBTIYLI 4-6
4.5 VHFR ANGING 4-6
50. COMMUNICATIONS 5-1
6.0 TRAJECTORY 6-1
61. LAUNCPHH ASE 6-1
6.2 EARTHP ARKINGO RBIT 6-2
6.3 TRANSLUINNARJ ECTIOANND S EPARIAOTN 6-2
6.4 TRANSLUMINDACRO URSCEOR RECTIO.N . 6-3
6.5 LUNAORR BIITN SERTNI AONDC IRCURLIAZATNI O 6-4
6.6 RENDEZVOUS 6-4
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67. TRANSEARITNHJ ECNT IO 6-4
6.8 TRANSAERTHMI DCOURSCEO RREICTONS 6-5
69. COMMAND MJDULE ENTRY 6-5
61.0 SERVIMCOED ULE ENTRY 6-5
6.11 LUNAORR BIDTE TERMINIAOTN 6-6
COMMAND ANSDE RVIMOCDEU LEP ERFORMANCE 7-1
7. 1 STRUCTURAANLD ME CHAINC ALS YSTEMS 7-1
7.2 ELECTRCIALP OWER 7-6
7.3 CRYOGIECNS TORAGE 7-10
7.4 COMMUNICATINOSE QUMEINPT 7-10
7.5 INSRTUMENTATION . . . . . 7-14
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7.6 GUIADNCE, NAVIGTAINO,A NDC ONTROL 7-15
7-7 REACTIOCNO NTROSLY STEMS 7-38
7.8 SERVICPER OPULSISOYNS TEM 7-42
7-9 ENVIRONMENTALC ONTROSLY STEM 7-45
7.01 CREW STAITON 7-48
7-11 CONSUMABLES . 7-50
8.0 LUNARM ODULEP ERFORMANCE 8-1
8. 1 STRUCTURAALN DME CHANIACL SYSTEMS 8-1
8.2 THERMACLO NTRO.L 8-1
8.3 ELECTRICAPLO WER 8-2
8.4 COMMUNICATINOS EQUPIMENT 8-4
8.5 INSTRUMENTATION 8-5
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8.6 LUNARM ODULEG UIDANCEA ND CONTROL 8-6
8.7 REACTION CONTROL 8-27
8.8 DESCENTP ROUPLSION SYSTEM 8-30
89. ASCENTP ROPULSION . 8-34
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8.01 ENVIRONMENTALC ONTROL SYSTEM 8-37
81.1 CREW STATION 8-37
8.21 RADAR 8-38
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8.31 CONSUMABLES 8-41
9.0 PILOTS'R EPORT 9-1
9.1 PREFILGTH ACTIVITIES 9-1
9.2 EARTHA SCENT 9-2
9.3 EARTH ORBITC OAST 9-3
9.4 TRANSLUNARI NJECTION 9-3
9.5 TRANSSPIOTINO,DO CKING, ANDE JECTION 9-3
9.6 TRANSLUNCAORA ST 9-5
9.7 LUNAR ORBITI NSERTION 9-7
9.8 LUNARM ODULE ACTIVATINO 9-8
9.9 DESCENTA NDREN DEZVOUS 9-9
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91.0 LUNARL ANDMARK TRACKING 9-19
91.1 TRANSEARITNHJ ECTION 9-21
9.21 TRANSRETAHC OAST 9-21
9.31 ENTRY ANDL ANDING 9-22
10.0B IOMEDCIALE VALUATION . . . 10-1
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10.1 PHYSIOLOGCAILD ATA 10-1
10.2 MEDICALO BSERAVTIONS 10-1
10.3 FOOD 10-4
10.4 WATER 10-5
10.5 MEDICAL EXAMINAT IONS 10-6
11.0P HOTOGRAPHY 11-1
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11.1 PHOTOGRAPHOIBCJ ECTIVES 11-1
11.2 FILM DESCRIPTIOANND PROCESSING 11-2
11.3 PHOTOGRAPHICR ESULTS 11-3
11.4 LUNARL IGHTINOGB SERTVAINOS 11-5
11.5 THEL UNARI NTERNTAINOAL OBSERVENRETSW ORK 11-6
12.0MI SSION SUPPORTP ERFORMANCE 12-1
12.1 FLIGHCTO NTROL 12-1
12. 2 NETOWRKP ERFORMANCE 12-3
123. RECOVEROYP EARTINOS 12-3
13.0A SSESSMENOTF MISSION OBJECTIVES 13-1
13.1 LUNARM ODULE STEERABLEANTEN NA PERFORMANCE 13-1
13.2 RELAYM ODESV OIC/ETELEMETRY 13-1
14.0LA UNCHVEH I CLES UMMA RY 14-1
15.0A NOMALSYUM MA RY 15-1
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15.1 COMMAND MODULE 15-1
15.2 LUNARM ODULE 15-15
15.3 CAMERA EQUIPMENT 15-31
16.0C ONCLUSIONS. 16-1
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APPENDIAX -VEHCILED ESCRIIPTNOS A-1
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A.1 COMMANDA NDS ERIVCE MODULES A-1
A.2 LUNAMRO DULE A-4
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A.3 LAUNCH VEHCILE A-9
A.4 MASSP RPOERTIES A-9
APPENDIX B S-PAECCRAFTH ISTROIES B-1
APPENDIXC -POSTFLIGTHETST ING C-1
APPENDIDX -DATAA VAILABILITY D-1
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1.0S UMMARY
The Apoll1o0s pacvee hiclwei,t ha croefwT homaPs.S tafford,
CommanderJ,o hWn. Y oung,C ommandM odulPei lotan,d EugeneA .C ernan,
Lunar ModPuilleo tw,as launchefdr oKme nneSdpya cCee nteFrl,o ridaat,
11:49:a0.0m e.. s.tM.�, 18,1 969. Follao swaitnigs factory launch
phase, thes pacecrafSt- IanVBdc ombinatwiaosin n sertiendt ano earth
parkionrgb iotf 1 02.b6y 9 9.n6a uticmaill esA.f teorn boasryds tems
werech cekedt,h eS -IVBe nginweas ignitaetd2 -l/h2o urse lapsteidm e
top lacteh es pacecroanfa t t ransluntarra jectory.
At3 hourst,h ec ommandan d servimcoed ulweesr see paraftreodtm h e
S-IVBan d weret hetnr ansposanedd d ockewdi tthh el unamro duleF.o rty
minutleast ert,h ed ockesdp acecrwaefrtee jecteandd, a separatmiao­n
neuveorf1 8.f8e ept ers econwdas thenp erformedT.h eS -IVBw as placed
intoa solaorr bibty p ropulsvievnet ionfgr esiduparlo pellants.
The optiofno rt hef irsstp acecrmaiftd courcsoer rectwiaso nno t
exerciseAd p.r eplannmeidd coucrosrer ecttihoanta djusttehdet rajec­
tortyo c oinciwdiet ha Julyl unarl andintgr ajectwoasry e xecutaetd
26-l/h2o urs.T he passive tchoenrmtarlto elc hniwqausee mploytehdr ough­
outt het ranslunacro aste xcepwth ena specifaitct ituwdase r equired.
At7 6h ours, thes pacefctrw aas insertiendt ao lunar orbiotf 6 0b y
171n auticmaill esF.o llowtiwnogr evolutioofnt sr ackianndg gr ound up­
datesa, m aneuvewras performteodc ircularizeo rtbhiaett 6 0n autical
milesT.h eL unarMo duleP iloetn tertehde l unarmo dulec,h cekedal ls ys­
tem,s an d then returnteotd h e commmanodd ulfeo rt hes chdeulesdl eep
period.
Activatoifot nh el unar module syswtase bmesg una t9 5h our,s an d
thes pacecrwaefrteun deckeadt 9 8-l/h4o ursA.f tesrt ation-keeap ing,
smalsle paratimoanne uvewras performbeydt hec ommandan d servimcoed ­
ulesan,d thel unarm odulew as insertiendt toh ed esceonrtb iatt
99-3/h4o urs. hour lattheerl ,un arm odulmead e a low-lepvasesl
An
over ApLoanldlion Sgi te2 ,t hep lannesdi tef ort hef irsltun arl anding.
Thep assw as highlighbtyae dt estof t he landriandga rv,i suaolb serva­
tioonf l unarl ightisntge,r epoh otograanpdh ye,x ecutoifot nh ep hasing
maneuverus ingt hed esceenntg ineT.h el owesmte asuredp oinitn t het ra­
jectowryas 474 00f eetfr omt hel unars urfacFeo.l lowoinneg revolution
int heph asingo rbitab,o ut8 by1 94m ilest,h el unarm odulweas staged,
and the asceenntg inweas usetd ope rforman insertmianoenu ver abaotu t
103h ours.C onditifoonlsl owitnhgi msan euvewre rei dentictaotl h ose
expectaefdt ear n ormal ascenftr otmh el unars urfacean,d thef idelity
fort her endezvwohusi cfho llowweasd t herefvoarlei d.
1-2
Ther endezvoopuesr atcioommne ncweidt h tchoeel lipsteiqcu enicnei ­
tiatimoann euvaebro uotn e-harlefv olutfiroonim n sertifoonl,l owbeyda
smalclo nstant differential heWiighttht hema alnteiutvudediref. f erence
betwetehne t wo orbeisttsa blisahtte hde p rope1r5 n auticmaill est,h e
terminpahla swea si nitiantoedr malalty1 05-1h/o2ur s.B rakiwnags p er­
formeodn s chedulDeoc.k inwags compleatte1 06-1h/o2ur s,a ndt hec rew
transferirnetdto h ec o d module.T hea scenstt agwea sj ettisoned,
mman
andt hea scenetn ginwaes firetdo p ropelldaenptl etaito1 n0 9h ours.
Aftear r espt eriotdh,e c rewc onductleadn dmark traancdpk hiontgo g­
rapheyx ercsi.s eTranseairntjhe ctwiaosnp erformaet1 d3 7-1/h2o urs.
Thep assitvhee rmcaoln trtoelc hniaqnudet hen avigation procedures
useodn t het ranslunar poofrft liiognhw te rael sop erformdeudr intgh e
eartrhe turnOn.l yo nem idcoursceo rrecti2o.n2f, e etp ers econwda,s
requiraendd, waist made3 hoursp riotro c omnanmodd ule/sermovdiuclee
separatiTohne. commmoadnulde entertehde a tmosphe(r4e0 000 0f eet alti­
tude)a,n di tl andende atrh ep rimarreyc ovevreys seUlS,S P rincetaotn ,
about h1o9ur2s .A td aybreakt,h ec rewwe rree trievbyeh de licopter.
Alls ystemisn t hec omnanadn ds ervimocdeu leasn dt hel unarmo dule
wermea nagveedr wye ll.W hilseo mper oblewmesr een count,e rsroetodw ere
minoarn dn oncea usead c onstrationc to mpletoifom ni ssioobnj ectives.
Communicatiqounasl iattyt hel distanwacse g eneraaldlye quate.
unar
Colotre levispiiocnt urewse ret ransmitstiexdt eteinm edsur ingt hem is­
siofno ra totatlr ansmistsiimooenf a lmost6 hours�,n dp ictuqruael ity
wase xtremgeoloyd .
Crepwe rformawnacsee x celltehnrto ughtohuetm issioann,dt imelines
weref ollowveedr cyl oselVya.l uabldea tcao ncernliunanrg gravitation
weroeb taindeurdi ngt he6 0h ourso fl unar orbit.