1970-029B
SA-508 was launched on 1970 Apr 11 at 1913. Apollo 13 separated from the Saturn at 2314, and the S-IVB made its evasive maneuver at 2331 and vented propellants at 2352. At 0112:59 on Apr 12 the stage maneuvered again to set course for lunar impact. S-IVB-508 impacted the lunar surface at 0109:40 on Apr 15 at 2.5S 27.9W. Impact velocity was 2.579 km/s at 15 deg to local vertical.
| S-4B-508 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Apr 11 | 1913:00 | Launch by Saturn V (SA-508) | KSC LC39A |
| 1915:15 | S-IC CECO | ||
| 1915:44 | S-IC OECO, S-IC sep 63 km | -6006 x 112 x 31.8 | |
| 1915:46 | S-II ignition | ||
| 1916:14 | Interstage sep | -5946 x 120 x 31.9 | |
| 1916:20 | LES sep 92 km | -5931 x 122 x 31.9 | |
| 1917:31 | T+4:31 SIC apogee, 117 km | ||
| 1918:31 | S-II premature CECO | ||
| 1921:07 | T+9:07 SIC impact at 30.18N 74.07W | ||
| 1922:53 | S-II OECO, sep | -2158 x 190 x 32.6 | |
| -2160 x 184 x 32.53 (MPR-SAT) | |||
| 1922:57 | S-IVB ignition | ||
| 1923:05 | Ullage case sep | ||
| 1923:32 | SII apogee 191 km | ||
| 1925:30 | S-IVB cutoff | ||
| 1925:40 | Earth orbit insertion | 88.32 184 x 186 x 32.53 | |
| 1933:58 | T+20:58 S-II impact 31.32N 33.29W | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2148:46 | S-IVB TLI burn | ||
| 2154:37 | S-IVB cutoff | ||
| 2154:47 | Translunar injection | 217 x 566793 x 31.81 | |
| 217 x 535750 x 31.82 | |||
| 2219:39 | CSM sep from S-IVB/SLA | 219 x 549183 x 31.74 | |
| SLA panels sep | |||
| 2230 | CSM docked with LM | ||
| 2232:08 | CSM hard docked | ||
| 2314:01 | CSM/LM sep from S-IVB | ||
| 2331:01 | APS-1 evasive burn 3.0m/s | ||
| 2332:20 | APS-1 cutoff | ||
| 2347:39 | CVS venting 0.4m/s | ||
| 2352:19 | LOX dump 8.7m/s | ||
| 2353:07 | LOX dump complete | ||
| 2354:26 | H2 NPV vent on | ||
| 1970 Apr 12 | 0113:00 | APS-2 burn 9.1m/s | |
| 0116:36 | APS-2 cutoff | 25 x 522040 x 31.84 | |
| 1220? | Pass EL1:4 | ||
| 1442:10 | Unscheduled venting, 2.4m/s | 47 x 519381 x 31.832 | |
| 1970 Apr 15 | 0109:40 | Impact | |
