Rocket file · LV-513
Apollo LM Ascent Stage
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Apollo LM Ascent Stage is an expendable launch vehicle built by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. It stands 2.8 m tall, first flew on 21 July 1969. It has flown 6 times with 6 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Apollo LM
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Apollo LM is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesApollo LM Ascent Stage in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Apollo LM Ascent Stage flown?
- 6 times, with 6 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Apollo LM Ascent Stage's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 6 successful flights out of 6 attempts.
- How much can Apollo LM Ascent Stage lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Apollo LM Ascent Stage.
- Is Apollo LM Ascent Stage reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Apollo LM Ascent Stage as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.