Apollo 13 Mission Report

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APOLLO SPACECRAFTF LIGHTH ISTORY
Mission S;Eacecraft Descri;Etion Launch date Launch site
PA-l BP-6 Firstp ada bort Nov.7 , 1963 WhiteS ands
Missile Range,
N. Mex.
A-001 BP-12 Transonica bort May 13,1 964 WhiteS ands
MissilRean ge,
N. Mex.
AS-101 BP-13 Nominalla uncahn d May 28,1 964 CapeK ennedy,
exite nvironment Fla.
AS-102 BP-15 Nominalla unchan d Sept.1 8,1 964 CapeK ennedy,
exite nvironment Fla.
A-002 BP-23 Maximudymn amic Dec.8 , 1964 WhiteS ands
pressuraeb ort f..�ssiRlaneg e,
N. Mex.
AS-103 BP-16 Micrometeoroid Feb.1 6'1 965 CapeK ennedy,
experiment Fla.
A-003 BP-22 Low-altitude abort May 19,1 965 WhiteS ands
(plannehdi gh- MissilRea nge,
a1 tit udea bor)t N. Mex.
AS-104 BP-26 Mi.crometeoroid May2 5'1 965 CapeKe nnedy,
experimenantd Fla.
servicem odule
RCSl aunch
envirorun.ent
PA-2 BP-23A Seconpda da bort June 29,1 965 WhiteS ands
Missi.le Range,
N. Mex.
AS-105 BP-9A Micrometeoroid July3 0,1 965 CapeK ennedy,
experimeanntd Fla.
servicem odule
RCSl aunch
environment
A-004 SC-002 Powre-ont umbling Jan. 20,1 966 WhiteS ands
boundarya bort MissileR ange,
N. Mex.
AS-201 SC-009 Supercircular Feb.2 6,1 966 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
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TABLOEF C ONTENTS
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l.O SUMMARY 1-1
2 0. INTRODUCTION 2-1
3.0 MISSIODNE SCRIPTION 3-1
4.0 TRAJEGrORY 4-1
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5.0 COMMANADN DS ERVICMEO DULPEE RFORAMNCE 5-1
5.1 STRUCTURAANLDME CHANICSAYLS MTSE 5-1
5.2 ELEC'rCRALIP OWER 5-2
5.3 CRYOGENSITRCOA GE 5-3
5.4 COMMNUICATNISEO QIUPMENT 5-4
5.5 INSRTUMENTATION 5-4
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5.6 GUIDAN,CN AEVIGANT,IAO NDC ONTROL 5-5
5.7 REAC'rCiOONNT ROL 5-ll
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5.8 ENVIRONMENCTOANLT ROL 5-12
6.0 LU]ARM ODULEP ERFORMANCE 6-1
6.1 STURCTURAL 6-1
6.2 ELEC'rCRALIP OWER 6-1
6.3 COMMUNICATIONESQ IUPMENT 6-2
6.4 GUIDCAEN, NAVIGIAOTN, ANDC ONTROL 6-2
6.5 REAC�rCiOONNT ROL 6-8
6.6 DESCEPNRTO PULSION 6-8
6. ENVIRONMECNOTNATLR OL 6-9
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7.0 MISSICOONJIS IUMABLES 7-1
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7.1 COMJD\:! AANNDS EVRICEMO DULES 7-1
7.2 LUNAMHO DUEL 7-4
8.0 PILOTRSE PORT 8-1
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8.1 TRAINING 8-1
8.2 PRELUNACHP REPAROANT I 8-1
8.3 LAUNCH 8-2
8.4 EAR�OrHHB IT 8-2
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8.5 TRANSLUNIANRJ ECTION 8-2
8.6 TRANSPOSITAINODND OCKING 8-7
8.7 TRANSLUNFALRI GH.T . 8-7
8.8 TRANSEARITNHJ ECTION 8-11
8.9 TRANSEARCTOHAS T 8-11
8.10 ENTRYA NDL ANDING 8-17
9.0 BIOMEDICALE VALUATION 9-1
9.1 BIOISNTRUMENTATIOANN DP HYSIOLIOCGALD ATA 9-1
9.2 INFLIGHHTI STORY 9-2
9.3 PHYSICAEXLA MINATIONS 9-6
10.0 MISSIOSNU PPORPTE RFORMANCE 10-1
10.1 FLIGHCTO NTROL 10-1
10.2 NETWOR.K . . 10-2
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10.3 RECOVEROYP ERATIONS 10-2
11.0 EXPERIMENTS 11-1
11.1 ATMOSPHERIC ELECTPRHIENCOAMLE NA ll-1
11.2 EARHT PHOTOGRAPAHPYP LIETDO GEOSYNCHRONOUS
SATELLIT.E S . . . . . . . . . . 11-.8 . . . .
11.3 SEISMIDCE TECTIOONF THIRD SLTUANGAERI MPACT 11-9
12.0 ASSESSMENOTF MISSIOONBJ ECTIVES 12-1
13.0 LAUNCHV EHICLSEUM MA RY 13-1
14.0 ANO Y UMSMAR Y 14-1
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14.1 COMMAND ANDS ERVICMEOD ULES 14-1
14.2 LUNARM ODULE 14-24
14.3 GOVERNMEFNUTR NISHEEDQ UIPMENT 14-36
15.0 CONCLUSIONS 15-1
APPENDIAX -VEHICLDEE SCRIPTIONS A-1
A.1 COMMAN D ANDS ERVICMEO DULES A-1
A.2 LUNARM ODULE A-1
A.3 EXPERIMENTE QUIPMENT A-2
A.4 LAUNCH VEHICLE A-5
A.5 S PROPERTIES A-5
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APPENDIXB -SPACECRAHFI'I TSORIES B-1
APPENDIXC -POSTFLIGTHETS TING C-1
APPENDIDX -DATAA VAILABILITY D-1
APPENDIXE -MISSIORNE PORSTU PPLEMENTS E-1
REFERENCES R-1
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1.0S UMMARY
TheA poll1o3 m isison,p lannase d al unalra ndiinngt heF raM auro
areaw,as abortbeedc auosfea na bruplto sso fs ervimcoed ulcery ogeinc
oxygenas sociatweidt ha firei n onet hoetf w ot ankast a pproximately
56h oursT.h el unar module tphreno evciedsesda sryu ppotrots ustaai n
minimoupme rationcaoln.di iotnf ora sarfeet urtno e arthA. circumlunar
profiwlase exetceuda st hem ostef ficiemneta nosf e arthr eturwni,t h
thel unamro dulper ovidipnogw eanrd lifes uppournt titlr nasfetro the
commanmdo duljeu sptr iotro e ntryA.l thoutghhe missiounn swuacsc ess­
fula sp lanneda, l unafrl ybayn ds everaslc ientiefxipce rimewnetrse
compleedt.
Thes pcaev ehiclweit,h a crewof J ameAs. L ovellC,o mmander;
FredW .H aiseJ,r .,L unarM odulPei lotan;d JohnL .S wigerJtr,. ,C om­
mandM odulPei lotw;a sl auncdh feroKme nneSdpya cCee nteFrl,o ridaat,
2:130:0p .m.e .s.t(.19 :13:00G .m..)tA pri1l1 , 1907. Twod aysb eofre
launcthh,e C ommaMnodd ulPei lota,s a membeorf t heA poll1o3b ackup
creww,a ss ubstituftoerhd i sp rimcer ewc outnerpartw,h ow ase xposed
andf ounsdus ceptibtloer ubell(aG ermmaensa les)P.r iotro launcah ,
netwoorfkm eterwsa si nsatlleidn t hev iciniotfyt hel aunch site to
mesauree lectripchaeln omeansas ociawtietdhS aturVn asceinnts upport
off indnigsf rotmh e Apo1l2ll oi hgtinngi nvesgtaitiosna;t ifsactodrya ta
wereo btaineDdu.r inSg- IIs tagbeo osta,n a utomatsihcu tdoowfnt he
centeern ginoec currbeedc auosfea divergednytn amsitcr uctucroanld i­
tionas sociatweidt ht hate ngineS.o oanf tetrh es pacecrwaafste jected,
theS -IVwBa sm aneuvde sroea st oi mpacto nt hel unasru rfaacned p rovide
seismoogilcald ata.F ololwintgh ism aneuvear s,e rieosf e artphh oto­
graphs twaekreefn o rl ateurs ei nd eterminwiinngdp rofilienst heu pper
atmosphere. Thmei dcfioruscrtosr er ecotnii nsretedt hes pacecrianftto
a non-frreeet-urtnr ajectory.
Ata pproxima5t6eh loyu rst,h ep ressuirnec ryogeniocxy gent ank2
begatno r isea tan abnormahlilhgy r atean d, wiatbhoiun1t 0 0s econds,
thet anka bruptlloys tp ressurTeh.e p ressuirnet ankl alsod ropped
buta ta rates ufifcientto m aintafiune lc ell2 ino peratifoonra pprox­
imate2l ym ore houTrh:e3l o.s so fo xygena ndp rimaproyw eirn thseer vice
modulree quirane di mmediaatbeo rotf t hem issionT.h ec repwo weruepd
thel unamro dulaen,d t hef irsmta neuvfeorl lowit:hCJeig n cidewnatsm ade
witht hed escepnrto pullslyisotne tmo p lacteh es pcaecraofntc aeg aionn
a free-retturranj ectoAr ys.e conmda neuvpeerr formweidt ht hed ecse nt
engin2e h ourasf tepral lsipnegr icynthrieodnu ctehde t ranesa rtthr anist
timea ndm ovetdh ee artlha ndipnogi nftr otmh eI ndiaOnc eant ot heS outh
PacificT.w os maltlr anseamritdhc ourcsorere ct:lwoenrser equirperdi or
toe ntry.
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Thel unra modulweas jettisone1d h ourb eforee ntry,w hich was
perfomred nomniallyus ingt he primrya gudiancean d navigaitons ytse.m
Landioncgcu rreadt 1 42:54:w41i thisni ghotf t her ecovrye ship.T he
landinpgoi nt wasr eptoerdas 21 degrees3 8m intues2 4 seconsd south
latitudean d 165d egrees2 1m inutes4 2s econdwse slto ngtiudeT.h e crew
werer etrevide and aboartdh er ecovesryh iwpi thi4n5m intuesa fterl an­d
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