Apollo 11 Timeline

 

 

Event

GET

(hhh:mm:ss)

GMT

Time

GMT

Date

Terminal countdown started.

-028:00:00

21:00:00

14 Jul 1969

Scheduled 11-hour hold at T-9 hours.

-009:00:00

16:00:00

15 Jul 1969

Countdown resumed at T-9 hours.

-009:00:00

03:00:00

16 Jul 1969

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