Apollo 11 Timeline
|
Event |
GET (hhh:mm:ss) |
GMT Time |
GMT Date |
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Terminal countdown started. |
-028:00:00 |
21:00:00 |
14 Jul 1969 |
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Scheduled 11-hour hold at T-9 hours. |
-009:00:00 |
16:00:00 |
15 Jul 1969 |
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Countdown resumed at T-9 hours. |
-009:00:00 |
03:00:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
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Scheduled 1-hour 32-minute hold at T-3 hours 30 minutes. |
-003:30:00 |
08:30:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Countdown resumed at T-3 hours 30 minutes. |
-003:30:00 |
10:02:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Guidance reference release. |
-000:00:16.968 |
13:31:43 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC engine start command. |
-000:00:08.9 |
13:31:51 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC engine ignition (#5). |
-000:00:06.4 |
13:31:53 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
All S-IC engines thrust OK. |
-000:00:01.6 |
13:31:58 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Range zero. |
000:00:00.00 |
13:32:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
All holddown arms released (1st motion). |
000:00:00.3 |
13:32:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Liftoff (umbilical disconnected) (1.07 g). |
000:00:00.63 |
13:32:00 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Tower clearance yaw maneuver started. |
000:00:01.7 |
13:32:01 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Yaw maneuver ended. |
000:00:09.7 |
13:32:09 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Pitch and roll maneuver started. |
000:00:13.2 |
13:32:13 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Roll maneuver ended. |
000:00:31.1 |
13:32:31 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Mach 1 achieved. |
000:01:06.3 |
13:33:06 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Maximum dynamic pressure (735.17 lb/ft2). |
000:01:23.0 |
13:33:23 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Maximum bending moment (33,200,000 lbf-in). |
000:01:31.5 |
13:33:31 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC center engine cutoff command. |
000:02:15.2 |
13:34:15 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Pitch maneuver ended. |
000:02:40.0 |
13:34:40 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC outboard engine cutoff. |
000:02:41.63 |
13:34:41 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC maximum total inertial acceleration (3.94 g). |
000:02:41.71 |
13:34:41 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-IC/S-II separation command. |
000:02:42.30 |
13:34:42 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II engine start command. |
000:02:43.04 |
13:34:43 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II ignition. |
000:02:44.0 |
13:34:44 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II aft interstage jettisoned. |
000:03:12.3 |
13:35:12 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Launch escape tower jettisoned. |
000:03:17.9 |
13:35:17 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Iterative guidance mode initiated. |
000:03:24.1 |
13:35:24 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC apex. |
000:04:29.1 |
13:36:29 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II center engine cutoff. |
000:07:40.62 |
13:39:40 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II maximum total inertial acceleration (1.82 g). |
000:07:40.70 |
13:39:40 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IC impact (theoretical). |
000:09:03.7 |
13:41:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II outboard engine cutoff. |
000:09:08.22 |
13:41:08 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II maximum Earth-fixed velocity. S-II/S-IVB separation command. |
000:09:09.00 |
13:41:09 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 1st burn start command. |
000:09:09.20 |
13:41:09 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 1st burn ignition. |
000:09:12.20 |
13:41:12 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB ullage case jettisoned. |
000:09:21.0 |
13:41:21 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II apex. |
000:09:47.0 |
13:41:47 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 1st burn cutoff. |
000:11:39.33 |
13:43:39 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 1st burn maximum total inertial acceleration (0.69 g). |
000:11:39.41 |
13:43:39 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Earth orbit insertion. S-IVB 1st burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity. |
000:11:49.33 |
13:43:49 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Maneuver to local horizontal attitude started. |
000:11:59.3 |
13:43:59 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Orbital navigation started. |
000:13:21.1 |
13:45:21 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-II impact (theoretical). |
000:20:13.7 |
13:52:13 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn restart preparation. |
002:34:38.2 |
16:06:38 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn restart command. |
002:44:08.2 |
16:16:08 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn ignition (STDV open). |
002:44:16.2 |
16:16:16 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn cutoff. |
002:50:03.03 |
16:22:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn maximum total inertial acceleration (1.45 g). |
002:50:03.11 |
16:22:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB 2nd burn maximum Earth-fixed velocity. |
002:50:03.5 |
16:22:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB safing procedures started. |
002:50:03.8 |
16:22:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Translunar injection. |
002:50:13.03 |
16:22:13 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Maneuver to local horizontal attitude started. |
002:50:23.0 |
16:22:23 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Orbital navigation started. |
002:50:23.9 |
16:22:23 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
Maneuver to transposition and docking attitude started. |
003:05:03.9 |
16:37:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM separated from S-IVB. |
003:15:23.0 |
16:47:23 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM separation maneuver ignition. |
003:17:04.6 |
16:49:04 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM separation maneuver cutoff. |
003:17:11.7 |
16:49:11 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM docked with LM/S-IVB. |
003:24:03.7 |
16:56:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM/LM ejected from S-IVB. |
004:17:03.0 |
17:49:03 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM/LM evasive maneuver from S-IVB ignition. |
004:40:01.72 |
18:12:01 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
CSM/LM evasive maneuver from S-IVB cutoff. |
004:40:04.65 |
18:12:04 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB maneuver to lunar slingshot attitude initiated. |
004:41:07.6 |
18:13:07 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LH2 tank CVS opened. |
004:51:07.7 |
18:23:07 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump started. |
005:03:07.6 |
18:35:07 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - LOX dump ended. |
005:04:55.8 |
18:36:55 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS ignition. |
005:37:47.6 |
19:09:47 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB lunar slingshot maneuver - APS cutoff. |
005:42:27.8 |
19:14:27 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB maneuver to communications attitude initiated. |
005:42:48.8 |
19:14:48 |
16 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission started (recorded at Goldstone and transmitted to Houston at 011:26). |
010:32 |
00:04 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission ended. |
010:48 |
00:20 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
Midcourse correction ignition. |
026:44:58.64 |
16:16:58 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
Midcourse correction cutoff. |
026:45:01.77 |
16:17:01 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission started. |
030:28 |
20:00 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission ended. |
031:18 |
20:50 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission started. |
033:59 |
23:31 |
17 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission ended. |
034:35 |
00:07 |
18 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission started. |
055:08 |
20:40 |
18 Jul 1969 |
|
CDR and LMP entered LM for initial inspection. |
055:30 |
21:02 |
18 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission ended. |
056:44 |
22:16 |
18 Jul 1969 |
|
CDR and LMP entered CM. |
057:55 |
23:27 |
18 Jul 1969 |
|
Equigravisphere. |
061:39:55 |
03:11:55 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
Lunar orbit insertion ignition. |
075:49:50.37 |
17:21:50 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
Lunar orbit insertion cutoff. |
075:55:47.90 |
17:27:47 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
Sighting of an illumination in the Aristarchus region. 1st time, a lunar transient event sighted by an observer in space. |
077:13 |
18:45 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission started. |
078:20 |
19:52 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
S-IVB closest approach to lunar surface. |
078:42 |
20:14 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
TV transmission ended. |
079:00 |
20:32 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
Lunar orbit circularization ignition. |
080:11:36.75 |
21:43:36 |
19 Jul 1969 |
|
Lunar orbit circularization cutoff. |
080:11:53.63 |
21:43:53 |
19 Jul 1969 |