Saturn V | Apollo 15

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Details

Apollo 15 was the 9th manned mission in the Apollo program and 4th to land on the moon. It was a successful mission although controversial as the astronauts carried unauthorized postage stamps which they planned to sell. Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden were on board. The Mission lasted 12 days 7 hours, which included 1 cislunar EVA and 4 lunar surface EVA's. This was also the first mission the lunar rover was used.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Lunar Orbit
Launch Window 01:34 PM - 01:34 PM

Rocket Configuration

Name Saturn V
Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Height 110.6 m
Diameter 10.1 m
Maiden Flight 1967-11-09
Success Rate 12/13 (92%)

The Saturn V was a human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. Most notably, the Saturn V took the Apollo program to the Moon. It still remains the world's tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and is the only launch vehicle to take humans beyond LEO.