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Spacecraft Summary Weight Statement
Configuration: Apollo Spacecraft			Mass Property Section				Date: May 1, 1968

Code	System (U.S. Custom: lbs & ft)	Item Or Module								Craft
Code	System (U.S. Custom: lbs & ft)	A		B	C	D		E	F	M
1	Aerodynamic Surface	323								323
2	Body Surface	1,102		2,103	2,452	3,170				8,827
3	Induced Envir. Prot.	998		3,874	532	100				5,504
4	Lnch Recov & dkg			956						965
5	Main Propulsion	1,631			2,751					4,382
6	Orient Control	596		307	454					1,357
7	Prime Power Source			315	1,285					1,600
8	Power Conv. & Dist.	73		1.090	450	79				1,692
9	Guidance & Navigation			595						595
10	Instrumentation			42	74					116
11	Communication			301	147	1				449
12	Environmental Control			553	220					773
13	Reserved Equipment
14	Personnel Provisions			422						422
15	Crew Sta. & Control			396						396
16	Range Safety & Abort
Subtotal Dry weight		4,723		10,963	8,365	3,350				27,401
17	Personnel			1,075						1,075
18	Cargo					*32,508				32,508
19	Ordnance	45		33	52	441				571
20	Ballast	958								958
21	Residual Prop. & Serv. Item			140	1,027					1,167
Subtotal Inert Weight		5,726		12,211	9,444	36,299				63,680
22	Residual Prop. & Serv. Item
23	In flight losses	9		274	2,050					2,333
24	Thrust Decay Propellant
25	Full Thrust Propellant	3,178			39,741					42,919
26	Thrust Prop Buildup
27	Pre-ignition Losses


Total Gross Weight		8,913		12,485	51,235	36,299				108,932
Design Envelope (ft³)		212		556	1,970	6,540				9,202
Pressure Volume (ft³)				366		250				616
Design Envelope Surface Area (ft²)		300		377	613	1,515				3,054
Pressurized Surface Area(ft²)

Design g Max				20
Design Power Max (KW)
Design No. Man/Days										3/10

From the "Fundamental Techniques of Weight Estimating and Forcasting for Advanced Manned Spacecraft and Space Stations" by Willie Heineman, Jr.; NASA TN D-6349

* See the lander for these details, 32,508 pounds.

A = Launch Escape System

B = Command Module

C = Service Module

D = Adapter and Lunar Module

M = Manned Launch Total

Moon data, Earth data, Apollo data, Lander Data, Rocket data.

1. Launch - Day 1

2. 17,500 mph, 11min, 119 above earth.

3. 25,000 mph -

221463 perigee, 252,710 miles apogee, 238,856 miles average

Assume the path is correct, assume the moon orbit is circular.