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N A S A P R O G R A M A P O L L O WORKING P A P E R NO. 1168

APOLLO SPACECRAFTFLIGHT SUMMARY REPORT

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NASA PROGRAM APOLLO WORKING PAPER NO. 1168AP 0LLO SP A C ECR AFT

FLIGHT SUM MAR Y REPORT

Authorized for Distr ibut ion

Chief, Checkout and Te st DivisibnAp ollo Spacecraft Program Off ic e

Prepared byGeneral Electric CompanyApol lo Support DepartmentHouston, Texas

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PREFACZ'The Apollo Spacecraft Flight Summary Report contains a brief ' summary of

pe r t in en t da ta fo r each completed Apollo Miss ion . The con te n ts of' t h i sdocument inc l udes : f l i g h t da ta , t e s t vehi c le and pre launch da ta , spa cec raf td e s c r i p t i o n , t e s t o b je c t iv es and a summary of th e t e s t r e su l t s f o r eachcompleted mi ssion .

For a d d i t i o n a l d e t a i l s , t h e r ead e r sh o uld r e f e r t o th e Po st l au n ch R ep or t(See "List of References ' ' included as an appendixo r e ac h s p e c i f i c m i ss i o n.

t o t h i s r e po r t . )R ev is io ns t o t h i s r e p o r t w i i i be supplied a s they a re p repared .

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TABLE: OF CONTENTSTitle

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apollo Little Joe I1 Qualification Test Vehicle (QTV) . . . .Apollo Mission PA-I (BP 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apollo Mission A-001 (BP 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apollo Mission A - 1 0 1 (BP 1 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apollo Mission A-132 (BP 15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apoiio Mission A-GX ( 3 ~;) . . . . . . . . . . . - . . .A p p c ~ d i r , ! - L i s t n f References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Appendix B - Distribution List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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LIST OF FIGUREST i t e Page

L i t t l e J o e I1 Q u a l i f i c a t i o n Test V e h i c l e F l i g h t P r o f i l e . . 3Missi on PA-I (BP 6) F l i g h t P r o f i l e . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Mission A-001 (BP 12) F l i g ht P r o f i l eMis sio n A-101 (BP 1 3 ) F l i g h t P r o f i l e . . . . . . . . . . . 9Miss ion A-102 (BP 15 ) F l i g h t P r o f i l e . . . . . . . . . . .Mission A-002 (BP 23 ) Fl i gh t P r o f i l e . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3

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1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe sub seq uen t even-numbered pages of t h i s r e p o r t c o n t a i n a L h L u l a r

l i s t i n g o f p e r t in en t d a ta f o r each completed Ap o llo Missio n .pa ge s c o n t a i n an i l l u s t r a t i o n o f t h e f l i g h t p r o f i l e f o r e ac h co mp le te d m i ss i on .A fo ld -ou t ,a t t ache d t o t h i s page , con ta in s numerous head ings which def i ne th et a b u l a r mater i a l l i s t e d on th e even numbered pages .

The odd-numbered

Listed below i s th e nomenclwture fo r t h e s pace craf t on each Apol lo Miss ionw i t h t h e g e n e r a l pu rp os e f o r t h e a s s o c i a t e d mi s s i o n. This t a b l e l i s t s a l lmiss io n s , i n c lu d in g a l l f u t u r e m i s s i o n s which have been schedu le2 t o da te .Fu r th e r v eh ic l e a ss ig n men t i s not f i r m .p l e t e d as t he in forma t ion becomes a va i lab le .Up da t in g o f t h i s l i s t w i l l be com-

Miss ion Spacec raf t PurposeaT1PA-1A - 0 0 1A - 1 0 1A-002A-104

A-102A-103A-105A-003PA-2A-004A-201A - 202A-204A-203A-205A-501A-502

- - - -BP 6BP 12n-nDT 13BP 15BP 2 3-nDr 16BP 26BP 9BP 22BP 23Asc 002sc 011sc Ol.2SC 014sc 009

sc 015sc 017sc 020

L i t t l e Jo e I1 q u a l i f i c a t i o nPad abortT ran so nic ab o r thi inch environmenth u ich 2nvi C)P-!?.pnt.High c uQ a b o r tMicmrneteroid experimentMicrometeroid experimentMicrometeroid experimentH igh b l t i t u d e a b o r tPad abortHigh a l t i t u d e a b o rtUnmanned sup er ci rc ui ar re en tr yUnmanned sup er ci rc ul ar re en tr yManned o r b i t a l f l i g h tManned o r b i t a l f l i g h tLD d p ro p u l s io nUnmanned sup er ci rc ul ar re en tr yUmann ed su p e rc i r c u la r r een t ry

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LDDoLLQ LITTLE JOE I1 QIJALCFICATIOR TEST VEHICLE (QTV)

i p a c e c ra f t d e s c r ip t io n : I Vehicle number I C o n f ig u ra t io nNone I ~ummy ayload

Tes t ob je c t iv es . - The major ob je c t iv es o f t h i s m i c s i m were t o demon-s i r a i ; e th e c a p a D i l i ty of t h e launch veh i c le t o pe rform the launch phase ofApollo Mission A-001 w i t h the ass oc ia ted rocke t combina t ion.

Weight a t launch I Measurements24,000 l b s -

launch date, t i m e , an d s i t e &8 August 1963, 09:OO A l l - MST, WSMR - Launch Complex 36I I I I

Service moduleAdapterLaunch escape subsystem Pr edi cte d th ru st

bu nc h escape motor NoneTower je tt i so n motor NonePi tch con tr o l motor None

- - -- - -- - -In e r t T o ta l 2 4, 00 0 lb s T o t a l 0lln e r tI n e r t

Fue1 S o l i d p r o p e l l a n t T o t a lThrust 303,000 l b s 52-

Conclusion.- The miss ion was succe ssf ul and a l l t e s t o b je c t iv e s we res a t i s f i e d w i t h the excep t ion of th e Algol motor th r u s t t e rmin a t io n . P o s t l a u n cha n a ly s i s in d ic a te d th a t t h e p r ima co rd d id no t d e to n a te .

Te lemete red Sa t is facLory52 52

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I 0 10 2 0 30 40 50Range, feet X lo3

Test point condit ionsMach number : 0.98 Test v ehicle impactTime: 99.07 secDynamic pressure: 675 psf Range: 48,450 f tAlt itude: 20,440 ft, mslTime: 26.1 sec

L i t t l e Joe II quali f icat ion test vehicle f l ight prof i le

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AFOLLO MISSION PA-1 (BP 6 )

Vehicle numberBP 6

Tes t ob j e c t i v es . - The ob j ec t of t h i s t e s t was t o demons tra te t hec a p a b i l i t y of t h e Apol lo spacec ra j' t t o abo r t from the l aunch pad .

Configurat ion Weight a t launch MeasurementsBoi e p a t e 9,000 b s 78

None - -P r e d i c t e d t h r u s t155_.000 b sy?.OOO l b s2,500 b s

R and D t e lemet ry1-PAM/FM/FM, 1 2 cont channels , 1-90 X 10 mult, and l-O/B t a p e r e c o r d e rNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNdneNoneNone

B a t t e r i e s : 2 pyro and 1main

-None 0R and D 6,500 b s 20Live ,To t a l 15 ,500 l b s T o t a l 98LiveL i v e S a t i s f a c t o r y 96

NoneNoneR and 0 parachutes : 1 drogue, 13.7 f t d i a ; 3 p i l o t , 10 f t d i a ; 3 main,88.1 f tNone

N/A2 J u l y 19631.9 October 1963None

Conclus ion.- The mis sio n w a s s u c c e s s f u l a n d a l l t e s t o b j e c t i ve s weres a t i s f i e d .

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0rl Drogue release andmain parachutes deployed-Q)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Range, feet X l o 3

Tes t condit ions at max "Q"Mach'number: 0.66Dynamic pressure: 514 psfAlt i tude: 9,270 ft, mslTime: 4.4 sec

Launch escape subsystem impactTime: 43.7 secRange: 11,980 f tCommand module landingTime: 161.1 secRange: 8,220 f t

Miss ion PA-1 (BP 6) f l ight prof i le

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APOLLO MISSION A - 0 0 1 (BP 1 2 )

Vehi cle number Co nf ig ur at io n Weight a t launchBP 12 B o i l e r p l a t e 9,000 l b s

B o i l e r p l a t e 9,000 l b sP r e d i c t e d t h r u s t O p e r a t i o n a l_ _ _ 7,000 b sP a r t of LV -

140 .000 l b s Live Tot a l 25,000 l b s31,000 b s L iv eLive_- 2 ,000 lbs

Measurement s127-xL--T o t a l 140

S a t i s f a c t o r y 137R1r)

1Algol an d 6 R e c r u i t sS o l i d p r o p e l l a n t3OO ,OOO l b s

an d D te lemetry, radar , and 3 each 16m O/B cameraseach C-Band transponders

-PAM/F'M/FM, 10 cont channels, 1-90 X 10 mult , 1-90 X l+, an d l -O / B t a p e r e c

Mea sureme n t sTo t a l Te l emete r ed Sa t i s f ac to ry3 0 3

B a t t e r i e s : 1main, 2 pyro, 2 lo gi c, 3 cameraPr ovi s i ona l equipment coo l ing systemNoneNoneNoneNoneR ndNone

D mission sequencerNoneNoneR and D parachutes : 1 drogue , l3 .7 f t d i a ; 3 p i l o t , 10 f t d i a ; 3 main , 88.1 f t

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Conclusion.- The mis sio n was Successfu l and a l l t e s t o b j e c t i v e s w eresa t i s f i e d wi th on e ex cep t io n :components of th e ear th-l and ing subsystem." During the deployment of the threema i n parachutes, a p a ra c h ut e r i s e r ch af ed a g a i n s t a s i m ul a te d r e a c t i o n - c o n t r o l -subsystem motor and drogue dis con nec t g uid e assemb ly.broke a f t e r main p a rach u te l in e s t r e t ch .

"Demonst ra te p roper opera t ion of t h e a p p l i c a b l e

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