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== Apollo 13 ==
[[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a13/A13_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 9-17, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)
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Apollo 14 ==
[[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a14/A14MRntrs.pdf | Mission report ]] page 5-28, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)
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Apollo 15 ==
[[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15mr.pdf | Mission report ]] page 114, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)
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Apollo 16 ==
[[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/A16_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 9-56, "entry deceleration exceeded 7 gees" (semi-useless)
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Apollo 17 ==
[[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/A17_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 190, no trajectory data (useless)
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'''~+
Apollo 13 +~''' [[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a13/A13_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 9-17, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

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Apollo 14 +~''' [[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a14/A14MRntrs.pdf | Mission report ]] page 5-28, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

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Apollo 15 +~''' [[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15mr.pdf | Mission report ]] page 114, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

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Apollo 16 +~''' [[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/A16_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 9-56, "entry deceleration exceeded 7 gees" (semi-useless)

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Apollo 17 +~''' [[ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/A17_MissionReport.pdf | Mission report ]] page 190, no trajectory data (useless)

Apollo Entry

From Apollo mission reports here

Apollo 7 and 9 were earth orbit, slower reentry. Apollo 8 and 10 through 17 were lunar missions with high speed reentry of the command module. Apollo 11,12, and 14-17 were landing missions.

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Apollo 8

  • Mission report

  • page 5-10, 53/252 TABLE 5-V . - ENTRY TRAJECTORY PARAMETERS
  • Entry at 400 kft (122 km) at 146:46:12.8
  • page 6-67 to 6-69 entry graphs

Entry Monitor System Scroll, Gees vs Velocity

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Roll vs Mission Elapsed Time

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Apollo 10

Entry Monitor System Scroll, Gees vs velocity

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Roll and Altitude vs Ground Elapsed Time

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Gees and Lift/Drag vs Ground Elapsed Time

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Range and Vertical Velocity vs Ground Elapsed Time

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Apollo 11

  • Mission report

  • page 7-12 120/359 TABLE 7-VI I . - ENTRY TRAJECTORY PARAMETERS
  • Entry at 400 kft (122 km) at 195:03:05.7
  • Entry Postflight Analysis

    • 1st maximum load factor 6.73g 31,810ft/s
    • 1st minimum load factor 0.48g 20,500ft/s
    • 2nd maximum load factor 6.00g 12,390ft/s

Table III

EI time

Load g

V f/s

range n mi

° Bank

Rdot f/s

0:00

0.000

36190

1593

0:28

0.049

36276

1418

0:30

36277

0.0

-3186

1:18

-666

1:30

30176

54.43

211

1:56

1.057

22091

-86.68

Entry Monitor System Scroll, Gees vs Velocity

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Roll and Altitude vs Time from Entry Interface

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Gees vs Time from Entry Interface and Lift/Drag vs Mach Number (velocity)

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Range and Vertical Velocity vs Time from Entry Interface

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Velocity vs Time from Entry Interface

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Apollo 12

  • Mission report

  • page 5-14 96/310 TABLE 5-IX . - ENTRY TRAJECTORY PARAMETERS
  • Entry at 400 kft (122 km) at 244:22:19.1
  • velocity 36116 ft/sec
  • flight-path angle -6.48 degrees


Apollo 13 Mission report page 9-17, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

Apollo 14 Mission report page 5-28, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

Apollo 15 Mission report page 114, two brief paragraphs about entry and landing (useless)

Apollo 16 Mission report page 9-56, "entry deceleration exceeded 7 gees" (semi-useless)

Apollo 17 Mission report page 190, no trajectory data (useless)

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