Saturn V | Apollo 13

Mission Status

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

Mission Details

Apollo 13 was the famous mission that never made it to the moon's surface because of a catastrophic malfunction on board, but the astronauts did return safely to the Earth. The mission was commanded by Jim Lovell, the Command Module Pilot was Jack Swigert, and the Lunar Module Pilot was Fred Haise. The mission launched on April 11th, 1970 and the Capsule safely landed in the ocean on April 17th, 1970.

Tipo Missione Human Exploration
Orbita Lunar Orbit
Launch Window 19:13 - 19:13

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.