Apollo 10 Timeline

 

 

Event

GET

(hhh:mm:ss)

GMT

Time

GMT

Date

Terminal countdown started.

-028:00:00

01:00:00

17-May-69

Scheduled 1-hour hold at T-3 hours 30 minutes.

-003:30:00

12:19:00

18-May-69

Countdown resumed at T-3 hours 30 minutes.

-003:30:00

13:19:00

18-May-69

Guidance reference release.

-000:00:16.978

16:48:43

18-May-69

S-IC engine start command.

-000:00:08.9

16:48:51

18-May-69

S-IC engine ignition (#5).

-000:00:06.4

16:48:53

18-May-69

All S-IC engines thrust OK.

-000:00:01.6

16:48:58

18-May-69

Range zero.

000:00:00.00

16:49:00

18-May-69

All holddown arms released (1st motion) (1.06 g).

000:00:00.25

16:49:00

18-May-69

Liftoff (umbilical disconnected).

000:00:00.58

16:49:00

18-May-69

Tower clearance yaw maneuver started.

000:00:01.6

16:49:01

18-May-69

Yaw maneuver ended.

000:00:10.0

16:49:10

18-May-69

Pitch and roll maneuver started.

000:00:13.05

16:49:13

18-May-69

Roll maneuver ended.

000:00:32.3

16:49:32

18-May-69

Mach 1 achieved.

000:01:06.8

16:50:06

18-May-69

Maximum dynamic pressure (694.232 lb/ft2).

000:01:22.6

16:50:22

18-May-69

Maximum bending moment (88,000,000 lbf-in).

000:01:24.6

16:50:24

18-May-69

S-IC center engine cutoff command.

000:02:15.16

16:51:15

18-May-69

Pitch maneuver ended.

000:02:38.7

16:51:38

18-May-69

S-IC outboard engine cutoff.

000:02:41.63

16:51:41

18-May-69

S-IC maximum total inertial acceleration (3.92 g).

000:02:41.71

16:51:41

18-May-69

S-IC maximum Earth-fixed velocity.

000:02:41.96

16:51:41

18-May-69

S-IC/S-II separation command.

000:02:42.31

16:51:42

18-May-69

S-II engine start command.

000:02:43.05

16:51:43

18-May-69

S-II ignition.

000:02:44.05

16:51:44

18-May-69

S-II aft interstage jettisoned.

000:03:12.3

16:52:12

18-May-69

Launch escape tower jettisoned.

000:03:17.8

16:52:17

18-May-69

Iterative guidance mode initiated.

000:03:22.9

16:52:22

18-May-69

S-IC apex.

000:04:26.87

16:53:26

18-May-69

S-II center engine cutoff.

000:07:40.61

16:56:40

18-May-69

S-II maximum total inertial acceleration (1.82 g).

000:07:40.69

16:56:40

18-May-69

S-IC impact (theoretical).

000:08:59.12

16:57:59

18-May-69

S-II outboard engine cutoff.

000:09:12.64

16:58:12

18-May-69

S-II maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-II/S-IVB separation command.

000:09:13.50

16:58:13

18-May-69

S-IVB 1st burn start command.

000:09:13.60

16:58:13

18-May-69

S-IVB 1st burn ignition.

000:09:16.81

16:58:16

18-May-69

S-IVB ullage case jettisoned.

000:09:25.4

16:58:25

18-May-69

S-II apex.

000:09:57.21

16:58:57

18-May-69

S-IVB 1st burn cutoff command.

000:11:43.76

17:00:43

18-May-69

S-IVB 1st burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity and maximum total inertial acceleration (0.70 g).

000:11:43.84

17:00:43

18-May-69

Earth orbit insertion.

000:11:53.76

17:00:53

18-May-69

Maneuver to local horizontal attitude and orbital navigation started.

000:12:04.1

17:01:04

18-May-69

S-II impact (theoretical).

000:20:17.89

17:09:17

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn restart preparation.

002:23:49.26

19:12:49

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn restart command.

002:33:19.20

19:22:19

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn ignition.

002:33:27.52

19:22:27

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn cutoff.

002:39:10.58

19:28:10

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn maximum total inertial acceleration (1.49 g).

002:39:10.66

19:28:10

18-May-69

S-IVB 2nd burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-IVB safing procedures started.

002:39:11.30

19:28:11

18-May-69

Translunar injection.

002:39:20.58

19:28:20

18-May-69

Orbital navigation started.

002:39:29.6

19:28:29

18-May-69

CSM separated from S-IVB (ignition).

003:02:42.4

19:51:42

18-May-69

CSM separated from S-IVB (cutoff).

003:02:45.7

19:51:45

18-May-69

TV transmission started.

003:06:00

19:55:00

18-May-69

CSM docked with LM/S-IVB.

003:17:36.0

20:06:36

18-May-69

TV transmission ended.

003:28:00

20:17:00

18-May-69

TV transmission started.

003:56:00

20:45:00

18-May-69

CSM/LM ejected from S-IVB.

003:56:25.7

20:45:25

18-May-69

TV transmission ended.

004:09:25

20:58:25

18-May-69

CSM SPS evasive maneuver ignition.

004:39:09.8

21:28:09

18-May-69

CSM SPS evasive maneuver cutoff.

004:39:12.7

21:28:12

18-May-69

Maneuver to S-IVB slingshot attitude initiated.

004:42:15.8

21:31:15

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS ignition.

004:45:36.4

21:34:36

18-May-69

S-IVB lead experiment - LOX lead started.

004:48:21.3

21:37:21

18-May-69

S-IVB lead experiment - LOX lead ended.

004:48:30.3

21:37:30

18-May-69

S-IVB lead experiment - LH2 lead started.

004:50:09.9

21:39:09

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS cutoff.

004:50:17.0

21:39:17

18-May-69

S-IVB lead experiment - LH2 lead ended.

004:50:58.8

21:39:58

18-May-69

S-IVB safing - LH2 tank CVS open.

004:51:36.1

21:40:36

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump started.

004:54:15.79

21:43:15

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump ended.

004:59:16.00

21:48:16

18-May-69

TV transmission started.

005:06:34

21:55:34

18-May-69

S-IVB safing - LH2 tank NPV valve open.

005:16:09.8

22:05:09

18-May-69

TV transmission ended.

005:19:49

22:08:49

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS ignition.

005:28:55.8

22:17:55

18-May-69

S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS cutoff.

005:29:04.9

22:18:04

18-May-69

TV transmission started.

007:11:27

00:00:27

19-May-69

TV transmission ended.

007:35:27

00:24:27

19-May-69

Midcourse correction ignition.

026:32:56.8

19:21:56

19-May-69

Midcourse correction cutoff.

026:33:03.9

19:22:03

19-May-69

TV transmission started.

027:00:48

19:49:48

19-May-69

TV transmission ended.

027:28:31

20:17:31

19-May-69

High-gain antenna reacquisition test.

028:50

21:39

19-May-69

TV transmission started (recorded).

048:00:51

16:49:51

20-May-69

TV transmission ended.

048:15:30

17:04:30

20-May-69

TV transmission started (recorded).

048:24:00

17:13:00

20-May-69

TV transmission ended.

048:27:51

17:16:51

20-May-69

TV transmission started.

049:54:00

18:43:00

20-May-69

TV transmission ended.

049:58:49

18:47:49

20-May-69

TV transmission started.