Post Launch

Mission
No.

TO:

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FROM:

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SUBJECT:

Lip01

The

Apollo

13 Mission

on Saturday,

11 April

landing

until

about

Module

cryogenic

electrical

power,

Module.

The

to earth
Safe

using

the

recovery

recovery
to determine
The

Lunar

the

Mission

Directors

Mission

Objectives

for

achieved

without

a lunar

refined

Operation

unsuccessful.
results

technical

of the

for

life

lunar

support,

power,

Module

took

Center,
in the

in the

intensive

No.

Florida
lunar

Service

to generate
Command/Service

landing

mission

propulsion,
place

Report

to a planned

occurred

and

in the

Pacific

investigation

Report
13.

No.

for

Apollo

1.

Also

attached

these

Primary

Since

13 is attached

I am recommending

Detailed

analysis

wil I be reported

of all

data

in the

are

and

to return

guidance.
Ocean

has been

the

initiated

could

will

continue

and

Space

Flight

Petrone

Apollo

as Post

OMSF

the

Manned

A.

submitted

NASA

Objectives

reports.

Rocco

and

that

kfLM=APPROVAL:

Space

smoothly

water

the

landing,

mission

Kennedy

a failure

to produce

An

Operation

in a loss of capability

perform

I 1970.

Report
Apollo

1970

anomaly.

Summary

Mission

when

and

Command

of the

Launch

considered

and

from

Mission

progressing

resulted

to not

17 Apri

cause

flight

This

made

Module

crew

on Friday,

the

oxygen,

was

of the

area

into

system.

to provide

decision

launched
13 was

Apollo

56 hours

Post L aunch

(AS-508)

was successfully

oxygen

Director

13 Mission

1970.

Report

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lo Program

IO

Operation

not

Primary
be

13 Mission
appropriate
Centers

be

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PRIMARY

MISSION

OBJECTIVES

selenological

preselected

region

Deploy

Develop

Obtain

Apol

lo Program

and

activate

mans

inspection,
of the

photographs

Fra Mauro

an Apollo

capability

survey,

Surface

in the

of candidate

13,

on 17 April

of materials

in a

lunar

exploration

ments

Experi

Package

(ALSEP).

environment.
sites.

Director

RESULTS

adiudged

13

Formation.

Lunar

to work

sampl ing

and

Manned

Apollo

FOR APOLLO

OBJECTIVES

Perform

OMSF

13

launched
1970.

OF

APOLLO

in accordance

with

the

Flight

13 MISSION

11 Apri I 1970, was aborted

after
The planned
lunar landing
was not

unsuccessful

Space

56 hours of flight
accomplished
and

objectives

stated.

and
this

terminated
mission
is

above.

ELS.BZU
Rocco
Apollo

A. Petrone
Program
Director
Manned

Space

Flight

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

20546

20 April

TO:

Distribution

FROM:

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SUBJECT:

Mission

IO Mission

1970

Director

D Nirectors

Summary

Report,

Apollo

13

INTRODUCTION
The

Apollo

to the

moon

oxygen

and

oxygen,

13 Mission

was

during

third

the

consequent

and

planned

control,

(CDR),
Capt.
Lunar Module
CMP
the

for the
prime

water

and

A vigorous

Mr.

Lovell,

even

the

when

arduous

mission

was

it was

data

was

and

Haise

and

time-critical

are

feared

that

for

with

simulated

contained

in Tables

LCDR

were:

had

Mr.
K.

possibly

the
flight,
environ-

John

Swigert,

the

prior

emergency

Jr.;

backup

Mattingly,

II,

contracted

his demanding

auties.

to launch

unquestioned

1 through

after

Commander

officially

Thomas

completed

function

to provide

Shortly

(CMP),

in performing

successfully

power,

and the remaining

necessary
power,

Swigert,

Mattingly

enroute

cryogenic

members

Pilot

Jr,

affected

could

crew

was aborted

Module

Module.

Module
Haise,

substituted

be adversely

program

Swigert,
most

Fred W.

but

electrical

Flight

Command

Jr.;

could

to generate

propulsion.

13 Mission,

simulation

that

detailed

J ames Lovell,
Pilot (LMP),
CMP,

mission

to loss of Service

Module
was powered
down
the Lunar Module
providing

with
and

if so,

landing

due

in the Command/Service

guidance,

Apollo

crew

Rubella,

of flight

loss of capability

to produce

anomaly,
the Command/Service
except
for entry,
was made
mental

as a lunar

day

to ensure

teamwork

through

conditions.

Significant

4.

PRELAUNCH
No

problems

occurred
the
However,

down.
when
and

commanded
flowing

1 hour
visibility

ambient

21 minutes.
10 miles,

during
space vehicle
prelaunch
S-IC Stage
No. 2 liquid
oxygen

at T minus
nitrogen
Weather
wind

1 hour

conditions

10 knots.

After

58 minutes.

gas through

the

operations
to impact
the count(LOX)
vent valve
did not close

valve,

at launch

cycling
it was

were:

the

valve

successfully

overcast

several
closed

at 20,000

times
at T minus

feet,

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LAUNCH

AND

Apollo
Space

EARTH

13 was
Center,

inserted
orbit

successfully

an apogee

circular

longer

early

than

of planned.

Total

After

than

orbital

insertion,
were

ground

initiated

all

made

were

TRANSLUNAR

clearly

04:Ol

System

(SM

the

nominal.

APS

evasive

04:18

and

was

GET

differential

velocity

GET

indicated

35,

3OW.

of the

orbital

cutoff

98.0

stages
parking

NM

S-II

(loo-NM

Stage

insertion

velocity

cut

was

about

longer

than

injection

(TLI)

cutoff

off

34
feet per

burn

within

44 seconds

translunar

minutes.

systems

The

1 .2 fps
predicted.
conditions

systems
initiated

were verified
and
at 01:35 GET (hour:

second

S-IVB

operated

circumlunar

burn

satisfactorily

was

and

all

end

trajectory.

the

had

a step

input

No

change
the

the

altered
lunar

launch

vehicle

safing

in the

surface

would

have
lunar

but

data
been
impact

at 77:56:40

ullage
dump

duration

S-IVB

(LM)/IU/S-IVB

maneuver
Control

docking,

and

3053W
was

a velocity
reason

target.

p.m.

EST,

(08:09:40

Page

point

producing

versus
18:25

at 08:OO
the

targeted
The

GET

gaseous

and

the

At approximately

increase

to the

GET

target

lunar

required.

at

closer

at

at 04:39

available

slowly.

on the

GET

for

not

platform

tumbling

as scheduled.

initiated

seconds

information
burn

indicated

was

APS burn

at 653S,
inertial

point

evasive

initiated

(trim)

began

reached

burn
was

and
at

Reaction
performed

was 217

Tracking

IU ST-124-M3
control

APS

first

APS

were

LOX

The

impact

(APS)
Module

transposition,

burn

S-IVB

in tracking
the

The

28 fps.

second

Module

System

activities

by an 8-second
completed.
The

Lunar

Service

separation,

attitude

conclusions

scenes.

for the

S-lVB/IU

the

then initiated
for about
72 minutes
of the CSM/LM
from the S-lVB/IU

usage

accomplished.
06:OO GET.

dropped

no longer
GET,

from

Propulsion

exterior

of approximately

that

pressure

separated

Auxiliary

maneuver

Therefore,

4 to 5 fps.

4,20,70

major

and

successfully

and was also successfully

impact
was initiated
at

impacted

engine

and spacecraft
television
was
5.5

(CSM)

S-IVB

All

The S-IVB

velocity

of

S-IVB

was about

vehicle
Onboard

All

interior

RCS) propellant

was

19:17

time

for a free-return

and

GET,

as spacecraft

nitrogen

the

Onboard
television
was
hard docking,
ejection

CSM

as well

S-lVB/IU

launch
vehicle
into an earth

a perigee

center

Kennedy

four engines
to burn approximately
velocity
after S-II boost was 223
with

for about

Module

03:07GET.

ejection

39A,

COAST

showed

about

the

of meeting

launch

for TLI.

Command/Service

at about

Complex

propellants.

time)

nominal

and

predicted

burn

for TLI .

elapsed

boost

Launch

1970.
The
combination

(NM)

As a result,
than

vehicle

S-IVB

miles

stage

probability

on schedule

conditions

The

launch

remaining

minutes

from

the remaining
Space vehicle

planned.
longer

3-sigma

with

preparations

second

predicted.

lower
than
9 seconds

existed

on schedule

nautical

causing

second
(fps)
approximately
A greater

100.2

During

132 seconds

seconds

launched

of

planned).

about

ORBIT

Florida,
at 2:13 p.m.
EST, 11 April
S-IVB/Instrument
Unit (IU)/ s p acecraft

the
with

PARKING

13

for this

of approximately
increase.
The

14 April)

The

S-lVB/IU
at 2.4S,

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27.9W

and

the

the

impact

the

seismometer-.

the desired
The

l),

at 30:41

of the

GET

and

that

television

No.

the

CSM

decaying
LM,

At 61:30

fuel

cells

1 and

made

to abort

in the
the

System

approximately
TRANSEARTH_---

up and

trip

the

thermal
only

the

LM

throttle)
flight

CSM

reported

systems

4/20,/70

oxygen

were

not

NO. 1

performed

desired,

normal.

was

as planned

non-free-return

moon

of 62 NM.

The accuracy

performed.
was

All

of MCC-2

Good

of MCC-2

crew

the

in Service

tank

led

quality

received

for

for

(MCC-4)

spacecraft

an undervoltage

Module

in the

tank

to activate

life

support.

was

performed

in a free-return

land

oxygen

alarm

to loss of their oxygen

supply.
load on fuel cell 2 and

to the decision

LM systems

nominally

reported

to zero due
The increased

maneuver

2 hours

(79:28

Ocean

at

was

GET),

a LM

established

and

Control

kept

up.

powered
used

was

to perform

a velocity

Indian

the

by the

LM

Descent

trajectory

on which

the

south

of Mauritius

at

Ocean

DPS maneuver

the

MCC-5

change

Both

LM guidance

maneuver.

LM was

System

at

to shorten

burn produced
earth
landing

systems

were

powered

powered

Following
the maneuver,
passive
down to conserve
consumables;

and

and

(ECS)

l&5:19

of about

performed

point.
The 263.4-second
in an initial
predicted

GET.

for this

was

7.8

communications

GET.

The

fps and

15-second

successfully

telemetry

burn
raised

(at
the

10%
entry

to -6.52.

partially
receipt

observed

142:53

used

Envit-onmental

angle

first

within

GET.

system

produced

The

well

correction

was

to the

performance

dropped

use the

to place

was

DPS was

path

and

would

pt-imary

LM

on the

GET,

mission.

midcourse

mid-Pacific

were

parameters
and

midcourse
MCC-2

approach

time and move the earth landing

velocity
of 860.5
fps and resulted

control

systems

the

(DPS)

plus

in the

seismometer,

COAST

At pericynthion

point

successfully
detected
was 125 NM from

GET.

(CM)
152:00

the

spacecraft

spacecraft

for 55:26

remaining

a 38-fps

Module

the return
a differential

burn

3 current

CSM,

from

required.

EST) the
GET (lo:08
p.m.
was rapidly
lost
Bus B. Pressure

was

GET,

Propulsion

that

not

55:55

down

Command

74 NM

closest

preparations

at 30:13

pressure

power

(SPS)

of the

Main

2 and

a predicted

scheduled

beginning

A decision

The

in placing

System

was

such

resulted

MCC-3,

At approximately
on the

was

was

with

the Apollo
12 Mission
targeted
impact
point

radius.

11:4 1 GET,

coverage

49 minutes

point

for

Propulsion

such

impact

maneuver

TLI

trajectory

Service
was

during
The

(350-kilometer)

scheduled

circumlunar

deployed
SCIENCE).

The actual

189-NM

accur-acy

(MCC-

seismometer
MISSION

(see

13

powered
of S-band

appeared

up for a check
signal

at

to be in order

of the

lO1:53
for entry.

Page

GET.

thermal
Thermal

conditions
conditions

of the
on all

CM

with

CSM

M-932-70-

Due

to the

unusual

developed
a final

and

verified

midcourse

SM at El -4.5
entry

correction

was

successfully

resulted

jettisoned

at

at

panel

was

AND

ship

GET.

CM

the
was
feet

was
The

1:53

area

ENE

normally

in the

JIMA.

MISSION

137:40

flight

GET.

path

viewed

near

The

&knot

Landing

point

at

missing

recovery

deployed

landed

IWO

crew

El at 400,000

prime

10 miles;

landing

to entry
timeline

were
called

for

hours,
jettison
of the
to a normal
atmospheric

and

The 22.4-second

angle

photographed

S-band

high-gain

powered

up and

was

reached

LM

of -6.49.
the

SM and

antenna
then

at

the

142:41

RCS

The SM was
and

reported

a great

LM was

deal

jettisoned

GET.

RECOVERY

parachutes
142:50

interface
(El) -5
LM at El -1 hour prior

at

entry

The

out.

The

in the

visibility

CM

hanging

GET.

Weather

accomplished
GET.

was

ENTRY

leading
resulting

at entry
of the

in a predicted

138:02

an entire
141:30

jettison

The

simulations.

(MCC-7)

then

procedures

CM.

maneuver

of debris

new

configuration,

in ground-based

hours,

by the

MCC-7

that

spacecraft

13

occurred

at

in the

mid-Pacific

stable

1 position

crew

p.m.

winds;
Visual

was

EST,

stratus

clouds

at 2000

feet;

and wave height

I to 2 feet.
Grogue
and main
contact
with
the spacecraft
was reported
at

142:54:41

GET

(01:07:41
ately
approxim

Ocean,
about

picked

less than

Broken

was as follows:

3.5

NM

after

the-prime

from

he licopter

up by a recovery
an hour

p.m.
EST, I7 April).
2 l405,
165O22W.
recovery
.and was

ship,
safe

The
The
USS

aboard

the

landing.

SCIENCE

the moon 74 NM from the

pounds, impacted
The S-IVB
Stage,
weighing
about
30,700
Apollo
12 seismometer
at an angle
of about
80 to the horizontal
with a velocity
of
8465 fps and an energy
equivalency
of 11.5 tons of TNT.
These data compare
with the
Apollo

which

12 LM,

angle

of 3

to the

The overall

hit

the

moon

horizontal,

character

and

of the

at a distance

of 42 NM

an equivalent

energy

seismic

signal

is similar

but the higher

impact
energy
gave a seismic
signal
impact
and 4 times longer
in duration
(approximately

was so large

that

the gain

keep the recording

components
so that
Thirty

seconds

seismometer;
The

signal

of the seismometer
A clear
signal
on scale.
it is possible
to distinguish

elapsed
peak

arrival

between

amplitude
time

on the

Apollo

11 and

of the

seismic

wave

had

time
occurred

been

I2 lunar
through

sample
the

lunar

the

seismometer

to that

of the

LM

at an

1 ton
impact

of TNT.

signal,

20-30
times larger
than the LM
4 hours vs I hour).
The signal

had to be reduced
by ground
command
was recorded
on the three long period
each

of impact
7 minutes

predicted

from

of approximately

and

event
arrival

material

absolute

of the seismic

certainty.
wave

at the

later.

on the basis

materials

with

to

in the
is 4.6

of velocity
laboratory.
km/set

which

measurements
The average
compares

made
velocity
favorably

with

the

3.>km/sec

the

S-IVB

impact

result

implies

formed
a lower

signal

that

that

outer

it is too dense

puzzling

,scattering

feature

data.

alternate
possibility

planned
return

in a rubble
of signals

expanding

future

impacts

provide

200

package

after

impact

the

Ion Detector

impact;

the

the

S-IVB
count

Experiment

the

earlier

signal.
reached.

Several
One

seismic

and that
to believe

500

km and

of the

moon

was

essentially

ions,

70 electron

voltenergy
In addition

ions

were

observed
over a period
of the instrument
also
(hydrogen

in the

of 70 seconds.
recorded
ions,

a iump

almost

ALSEP
in the

was

in lunar

shadow

ions were

to 250 ions,
then the count

all

of the
a jump

A few

zero.

part

recorded

the Apollo
12 Mission,
Since
the instrument
impact.
showed

that

the
the

to depths

recorded

of ion

at the

time

22 seconds

after

the third
jumped
to 2500
fell back essentially
to

range.
to the ion

of which

1 experiments
number

All of the counts were

counts,
the mass analyzer

were

in the

50-80

mass unit

= 1 mass unit).
mechanisms

6000-10,OOOC

have

been

generated

reach

heights

given

by the

for producing
S-IVB

of 60 km could

ions:

impact

also

could

be ionized

(1) temperatures
produce

in the

ionization;

(2)

by sunlight.

PERFORMANCE

V S-IC
tank

from

produces

least

structure

also

(SIDE),

to a few

expected

impact

of at

the

back

SYSTEMS

the

to ranges

for determining

of data

that

possible
part of the
have been

was achieved
for the S-IVB
greatly
encouraged
scientists

frame

particles

No evidence
of
although
it is

surface.

dropped

possible

thought

from

lunar

fourth

These

ranges

as was

a second
the

zero.

during

ion

This
may be

km.

deployed

counts

of

unexpectedly
rapid build-up
from the beginning
at least,
cannot
be satisfactorily
explained
by

be extended

means

of penetration

moon.

of material

across

depth

13

km (vs 20 km for LM impact).

to depths of at least 20-40
km,

material

cloud

can

the

The

may explain
the later
but no firm conclusions

study,

as it sweeps

Suprathermal

4,20,70

is the

impact.

as found at the surface.

found in the seismic
signal,

entire

waves

the

will

approaching

Saturn

signal

under

LM

moon,

that such precise

targeting
accuracy
seismic
signals
were so large have

that

range

the

Scattering
are

is that

data

ions,

to form

of the signal,

continuously

The fact
resulting

LOX

of the

part

hypotheses

signals

Two

by the
to be 20-40

shell

of the

This

of seismic

impact

The

is believed

the

to its maximum.
LM

recorded

of the same crystalline

rock material
boundary
to this material
has been

clear
One

velocity

M-932-70-

limits

ignition,
and

pressure

holddown
indications

arm
are

was as expected

that

release,

and

S-IC

throughout

Page

liftoff

systems
the

were

performed

burn.

accomplished
at or near

within
nominal.

of

M-932-70-

All

S-II

Stage

systems

were

nominal

throughout

S-II

burn

until

the

center

J-2

13

engine

shut down approximately

132 seconds
earlier
than scheduled.
LOW frequency
oscillations
(14 to 16 h er -t z ) ex p erienced
on the S-II Stage resulted
in a 132-second
premature
center
engine

cutoff.

occurred

Preliminary

due

structural

to large

damage

to a normal
any

off-nominal

All

S-IVB

The

first

at S-II
from

systems

9.2

The
orbital

prior
and

four

outboard

expected

(TLI)

functions

No

and

switch

apparent

outboard
data

cutoff

engine

engines

does

not

or

decayed

indicate

engines.
during

predicted,

A small
burn

pressure

system.

Preliminary

limits

than

OK

stage

both

the

making

b urn was approximately

to second

control

LOX

in the
cutoff.

longer

conditions.

90 seconds

IU guidance

within

seconds

second

in the

engine

of the

operated

was

observed

All

center

a Thrust

that

Oscillations

performance

burn

indicates

oscillations

incurred.

following

cutoff.

mately

pressure

was

level

analysis

first

5 seconds

vibration

was

and

up for the

reported

second

burns.

velocity

deficit

than

predicted

longer
by the

crew

approxi-

cutoff.
were

satisfactory

and

all

systems

performed

as

expected.
Performance
of the CSM fuel cell and cryogenic
systems was nominal
until 55:53:36
GET
when an unusual
pressure
rise was noted
in oxygen
tank No. 2.
The pressure
continued
to
rise to the relief
valve
crack
pressure
of 1004.1
psia (pounds
per square
inch absolute).
One

second

time

the

later,at

tank

55:54:45

vent

valve

abrupt

loss of oxygen

about

to about
18 minutes

before

the

removed
the

LM was

Power

the

pressure
line.

of the

of oxygen

passed.

Indicated
in the

CSM

potable

configuration

changes

tank.

performed

mental

control

to the

carbon

dioxide

from

cartridges

4/20,/70

since

All
place

power

GET.
water

residuals

SPS parameters

2 remained

SM

glycol

were

18.0

RCS quads
nominal

after

the anomaly.

spacecraft.
the

spacecraft

the

LM cartridges

requirement

atmosphere
alone

Page

to 61 psia
the

CM

other

system

with

the

and

for
was

would

and

fuel

2 hours
cell

was

down

and

repressurization
(approximately

left

with

down
after

hydroxide

met

by a combination

not

satisfy

the

total

and

by37.5

heaters

anomaly

power

6.5

radiators
tank

with

the

necessary
lithium

the

was powered

in the waste

powered

the

for about

consumables.

was

pounds

before

in providing
The

caution

Concurrent

in operation

and

were

were

satisfactorily

an undervoltage
3.

Th e surge tank and

psi residual
pressure

860

primary

tank

took

cell

necessary

at 58:40

GET
cell

oxygen
tank No.
1 pressure
showed
a rapid
Fuel cells
1 and 3 were removed
from the line

approximately
The

systems

LM

LM

reacheda
maximum
of 1008.3
psia at which
The last valid
tank pressure
reading
prior to

1 had decreased
No.
of these occurrences,

the

began
with

water

All

All

2 pressure,

in tank
As a result

total).

deactivated.

pressure

opened.

in 87 seconds.
Fuel
anomaly.

to supply

isolated

pounds
pounds

after

configured

were

No.

psia

the

down

package

tank

373

oxygen

from

the

At 55:54:54
psia at 55:54:53
GET.
Bus B, which
was powered
by fuel

loss of data was 995.7

light occurred
on Main
decrease

GET,

apparently

and

and

no

environ-

to remove
of CM
requirement.

and

M-932-70-

with
The crewmen,
cartridges
to accept
The

LM

the

second

the

burn,

tank

supercritical

helium

DPS firing.
the

burst

rate

disc

expected
a small

instructions
from
the LM hoses.

Prior

ruptured
rate

0.3O/sec

to a left

The CSM

was

yaw

telemetry

was

Telemetry

system

received

- A summary

timing

equipment

accumulated
101:53

Power

Main

- All

venting

SHe

but

101:49

GET

was

nominal

the

an increased

rise

rate

had

been

the

11 psi per

third

of about

1940

changing
not cause

101:53

GET

any

with

hour.

After
the SHe

within

the

yaw

rate

by
of

problem.
the

following

results:

reception,

power-down

throughout

after

was affected

a right

S-band

to system

psi,

time

from

did

CM

DPS maneuver,

in use at the

of intermittent

Battery
Displays

point

had

indicated

correctly

the

at

time

solid
102:03

period

GET.

it was

The

no discrepancies.

in resetting

turn-on

system

associated

been

Battery
the

and

with

RCS and

Bus B, and

fuel

nominal.

one

load

was

which

cell

Controls

three

loads)

A,

B was also

bus voltage

the

under

Thermal/Propulsion
predicted

review

the

power-up,
no parasitic

performance

following

from

Bus B, Battery

consumed.

and

mode

from

to 0 (zero)
with

the

and

status

central

indicating

check

of the

CSM

GET.

instrumentation
circuit
(i.e.,
to that

updated

time

Electrical

and

rate
After

control

period

from

rise

an adapter

up.

Instrumentation

Only

the

up at about

performance

exhibited

hour.

of 3.0/sec,

a brief

built

at a pressure

the

powered

- Following

at

GET

from

rate

Telemetry

burn,

thermal

change

partially

powered

108:54

passive

Control,

pressure

to 33 psi per

at

The

tank

to the

increased

range.
attitude

(SHe)

Mission

13

AC

batteries

performance
powered
had

been

was

up.

Prior

on true

nominal.
to
open

approximately
58:40 GET.
All performance
Main
Bus B was powered
up using Battery
B

nominal.
used
was

inverter

Bus 1 were

entry

since
CSM

was

anomaly,

and

Approximately
to supplement

recharged

from

2.5
CM

ampere-hours

power

the

were

immediately

LM ascent

batteries.

recharged.
- No

discrepancies

- CM

RCS helium

about

4OF higher

SPS temperatures

noted.
tank
than

indicated

temperatures
predicted.

satisfactory

were
SM
passive

approximately

RCS engine
thermal

as

package
control.

CSM RCS engine

heat-up
procedure
was required
prior to separating
the LM/CM
combination
from the SM.
Other
data available
indicated
the CM RCS system
remained
nominal
during
the powered-down
was nominal.
All SPS pa rameters
The oxidizer
and fuel tank pressures
decreased
6 psi each
portion
of the flight.
which
can
be
attributed
to
helium
absorption.
after the CSM was powered
down,

4/20,70

Page

M-932-70-13

CREW
The

PERFORMANCE

Apollo

13 flight

crew

noteworthy

was

calm,

subsequent

diligence

Despite

nor

operations

team

and

aiding

the

All

information

4/20/70

Manned

precise

their

and
Space

and

ever

emergency

maintaining

faltered

outstanding

to a safe

data

to the

throughout
the

sleep and the low temperature

spirits

exhibited
crew

was outstanding
reaction

in configuring

lack of adequate

performance

normal

their

performance

performance

flight.

situation
for safe

and
return

in the spacecraft,
the

flight.

throughout

flight

their
to earth.

neither

Similarly,
the

Most

the

their
flight

in planning

return.

in this

Flight

throughout

LM

the

report

Center

are

preliminary

technical

Page

reports.

and

subject

to revision

by the

M-932-70-

TABLE

APOLLO
LAUNCH

Range

Zero

(02:13:00.0

1 1 Apri
Liftoff
Roll
S-IC

and

(Timebase

Roll

Complete
Center

. 1 set)
Begin Tilt
S-IC

EST,

oo:oo:oo.

1)

oo:oo:oo

.6

Engine

Cutoff

(TB-2

minus

00:02:

15.2

00:02:43.3
Engine

Cutoff

00:02:43.6

(TB-3)

Separation

S-II

Ignition

S-II

Second

Launch

(Command)
Plane

Escape

S-II

Center

S-II

Outboard
minus

Separation

Tower

Engine

Jettison

00:03:20.0

Cutoff

Engine

00:05:30.6

Cutoff

(TB-4

. 1 set)

S-II/S-IVB

Separation

00:09:53.5
00:09:56.9
00:12:29.8

Ignition

S-IVB

Cutoff

(TB-5

minus

Earth

Parking

Orbit

Insertion

Begin

Restart

Preparation

Second

S-IVB

Ignition

Second

S-IVB

Cutoff

Translunar
CSM/S-IV6

00:12:39.8

(TB-6)
(TB-7

02:26:08.1

minus

.2 set)

02:41:37.2
02:41:47.2

Separation
Ejection

S-IVB

Evasive

APS

.2 set)

Injection

Spacecraft

from

04:o 1:013.0

S-IVB

Maneuver

04: 18:OO. 5
04:39:19.3

Dump

S-IVB

APS Maneuver

S-IVB

Lunar

*Prelaunch

4,20/70

EVENTS

Start

Outboard

LOX

OF

Arrest

S-IC/S-II

S-IVB

p.m.

13

SEQUENCE

I)

Signal

Pitch

VEHICLE

13

for

Lunar

Impact

05:59:59.0

Impact

planned

77:56:40.0

times

are

based

on MSFC

Page

launch

vehicle

operational

trajectory

M-932-70-

TABLE

APOLLO
SEQUENCE

MISSION

13
OF

EVENT

EVENTS

GROUND

ELAPSED

(HR:MIN:SEC)
Range
Earth

Zero

(02:13:00.0

Parking

Orbit

Second

S-IVB

Translunar

Ejection
Evasive

Oxygen

Lunar
Entry

03:06:39

from S-IVB
Maneuver

Tank

for

Lunar

04:o 1:0,3
04:18:01
05: 59:59

Impact

- 2 (Hybrid

Transfer)

30:40:50

Anomaly

55:54:53

- 4

6 1:29:43
77:56:40

Impact

Pericynthion

Service

02:35:46

Correction

Lunar

Midcourse

00: 12:40
02:41:47

Correction

Midcourse

Midcourse

oo:oo:oo

Ignition

APS Maneuver

Midcourse

S-IVB

11 April)

Separation

Spacecraft
S-IVB
APS

Liquid

EST,

Injection

CSM/S-IVB

S-IVB

p.m.
Insertion

Plus 2 Hour

79~27~39

Maneuver

Correction

- 5

lO5:l8:32

Correction

- 7

137:39:49

Module
Module
Interface

Jettison

138:02:06

Jettison

14 1:30:02
142 :40:47

Landing

4/20,70

142:54:4

Page

10

TIME

13

TABLE
APOLLO

13 TRANSLUNAR

AND

TRANSEARTH

MANEUVER

SUMMARY

-T

4WJEVEI

GROLJNDELAPSEDTIMB(GET)
AT IGNITION (hr:min:sec)

PRE-LAUN
1
REAL-TIME

02:15:27.9
(S%B)
KC-1

BURNTIME
(seconds)
ACTUAL

2:35:46.4

N.A.

N. P.

11:41:23.5

PRE-

REAL
TIME
PLAN PLAN

1LNlNcl

Not
Available

vELocITY.cHANGE
feet per second - fyx)

355.7

346

0.0

N.A.

IKmu

ACTUAl

Not.
Ivailable
N. P.

77:5':17
----__.
415.5
1 AvaiiaoLe

---'7:40:21.6

MCC-2 30:40:49.0 30:40:49.0

(SE)
I
.Mix-3

55:26:02

Nominal mission
return to earth
$CC-4
(DE)

N. A.

N.A.

aborted

30:40:50

2.2

N. P.
at this

0.0

point-- remaining

51:29:42.8

3.39

3.37

N.A.

N. P.

14.7 I 23.2
0.0

23.1

N.A.

N. P.

maneuvers planned in real time for

N. A. 30.7

30.4

N. A.

N. A.

ICC-5
DPS)

N A
'*

79:27:38.3

105:30:

,l,i
N. A. - Not Applicable

00

N. A. 263.7 263.4

N. A.

105:18:32

1N. A.

15:38 15:3tl

N. A.

7.8

137:39:49.4

N. A.

23.2

N. A.

3.1

79:27:39

22.4

A
N. P. - Not Performed

n'?pbLe -. -N.---- p.
h. P.
able

77:28:34
--------A,.
60.22

177:28:37
64.37

Nm& -.- AL.2 --_

3. A.
::. P.
I
GET
entry
illterface
('XI)
---------------.
Velocity (fps) at 21
--------_----Flight path arlgle at EI
'7:15:00
.-5x3-

l-51:45:06
---

38.0

151:45:27
____

37.8

?c+2
(DPS)

'7:15:00
-----.
57.3

860.5

E161.5

N. A.
N. A.
l&2:38:52
142:3y:oo
--a------s---m-_
N. A.
36,209.6
36 210.6
---------m--L--N. A.
-6.50
-6.53
N.

A.

---m-M--N. A.
--------m-w
N. A.

142:40:35 142:40:34
_.__
36,211
36,210.61
_____
-6.51
-6.52

2.9

L
*

Actual

values

are

as determined

shortly

after

maneuver.

M-932-70-

TABLE
APOLLO

LAUNCH
1.

VEHICLE
EARLY

SUIT

S-II

2.

CENTER

PRESSURE

3.

4.

ENGINE

SUMMARY

CUTOFF/S-II

LOW

FREQUENCY

OSCILLATIONS.

(CSM-109)

TRANSDUCER

READING

APPROXIMATELY

.5 PSI BELOW

PRESSURE.

POTABLE
WATER
APPROXIMATELY
TO

13 DISCREPANCY

MODULE

CABIN

(SA-508)

COMMAND/SERVICE
1.

13

QUANTITY
READING
20% AT APPROXIMATELY

READING
22:42:50

ERRATIC.
DROPPED
GET,
THEN
RETURNED

100%.
OPTICS

40:00 GET DEGREES

IN
OXYGEN

ZERO

TANK

GET,

CABIN

47:42

GET.

COUPLING
OPTICS

NO.

METER

DISPLAY

FLUCTUATING

0.16

MODE.

2 QUANTITY
CONFIRMED

PROBLEM

UNIT

WENT

TO

OFF-SCALE

AS OFF-SCALE

OCCURRED

AFTER

NO.

2 PRESSURE

DROPPED

NO.

1 PRESSURE

HIGH

HIGH
BY THE

THE CRYOGENIC

AT 46:45
CREW

FANS

AT

WERE

ACTIVATED.
5.

OXYGEN

TANK

OXYGEN

TANK

DROPPING
LUNAR

MODULE

373

PSI IN

BEGAN

TO

ZERO
DECAY

PSI AT 55:54:52
AT THE

SAME

GET.
TIME,

14 SECONDS.

(LM-7)

1.

BATTERY
2 SENSOR
99:57 GET.

2.

PROPULSIVE

3.

CHANGE

4,20/70

1 MINUTE

TO

MALFUNCTION

SUPERCRITICAL
IN

HELIUM

SUPERCRITICAL

NO.

1 (FROM

6.9

NO.

2 (FROM

11.5

PSI,HR
PSI/HR

ON

TANK

HELIUM
TO

11.5

TO

CAUTION

WARNING

AT

VENT.

PRESSURE
PSI,HR)

AND

AND

RISE AFTER
AGAIN

DPS

AFTER

FIRING
DPS FIRING

33 PSI/HR).

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