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Flight Plan - Index

The Flight Plan presented here is not identical to that used on board but there are very few differences.

All hand-written additions in this copy of the Flight Plan were made by David Woods during the compilation of this Journal and largely represent the updates read to the crew during the flight.

Introductory Pages

Frontispiece
Endorsements
Acknowledgements
i List of effective pages
ii List of effective pages
iii List of effective pages
iv List of effective pages
v List of effective pages
vii Contents
viii Contents (continued)
ix Contents (continued)
xi Abbreviations. A-B
xii Abbreviations. B-C
xiii Abbreviations. D-E
xiv Abbreviations. E-G
xv Abbreviations. H-L
xvi Abbreviations. L-M
xvii Abbreviations. M-O
xviii Abbreviations. P-R
xix Abbreviations. R-S
xx Abbreviations. S-T
xxi Abbreviations. U-Z
xxii Abbreviations. Others
xxiii Photographic Nomenclature
xxiv Photographic Nomenclature (continued)
xxv Symbol Nomenclature

Chapter 1 - Flight Plan Notes

Chapter 2 - Charts and Tables

2-001 Suit Wearing Schedule
2-002 Crew Biomed Harness Wearing Schedule
2-003 Spacecraft Coverage by MSFN Stations Using 85-ft/210-ft Dish Antenna
2-004 Spacecraft Coverage by MSFN Stations (continued)
2-005 Spacecraft Coverage by MSFN Stations (continued)
2-006 Spacecraft Coverage by MSFN Stations (continued)
2-007 Apollo 15 TV Schedule
2-008 Fuel Cell Purge, Urine Dump and Waste Water Dump Schedule
2-009 Battery Charge Schedule
2-010 CSM LiOH Canister Change Schedule
2-011 Lunar Orbit Non-SIM bay RCS Jet Configuration Periods
2-012 CSM Burn/Event Schedule
2-013 Apollo 15/LM-10 DSEA Schedule
2-014 LM Burn Schedule
2-015 Apollo 15 Return-to-Earth Block Data Schedule
2-016 Apollo 15 Return-to-Earth Block Data Schedule (continued)
2-017 Landmark and Landing Site Data
2-018 P23 Cislunar Navigation
2-019 Mapping Camera Film Budget
2-020 Panoramic Camera Film Budget
2-021 Cryo Management Schedule
2-022 PDI-2 Abort PADs
2-023 Flight Plan Crew Option Photo Charts

Chapter 3

Earth Orbit Phase

3-001 000 hours - Lift-off, Insertion
3-002 001 hour - System checks

Translunar Injection

3-005 002 hours - Translunar Injection
3-006 003 hours - Transposition and Docking
3-007 Blank page
3-008 View of S-IVB
3-009 004 hours - CSM/LM Ejection

Translunar Coast Phase

3-010 005 hours
3-011 006 hours - Eat Period
3-012 007 hours
3-013 008 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-014 009 hours
3-015 UV Photography Procedures
3-016 Blank Page
3-017 010 hours - UV photos
3-018 MCC-1 Burn Table
3-019 011 hours - MCC-1
3-020 012 hours - Passive Thermal Control
3-021 013 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-022 014 hours - Eat & Rest Period
3-023 016 hours - Rest Period
3-024 018 hours - Rest Period
3-025 020 hours - Rest Period
3-026 022 hours - Rest Period
3-027 024 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-028 Panoramic & Mapping Cameras, Film Cycling Procedures
3-029 026 hours
3-030 027 hours
3-031 028 hours
3-032 029 hours
3-033 Blank Page
3-034 MCC-2 Burn Table
3-035 030 hours - MCC-2
3-036 031 hours - Eat Period
3-037 Blank Page
3-038 Sextant Photo Test and UV Photos Procedures
3-039 032 hours - Sextant Photo Test and UV Photos
3-040 033 hours - IVT to LM
3-041 034 hours - LM Activation
3-042 035 hours - LM Checkout
3-043 036 hours - IVT to CSM
3-044 037 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-045 038 hours - Eat & Rest Period
3-046 040 hours - Rest Period
3-047 042 hours - Rest Period
3-048 044 hours - Rest Period
3-049 046 hours - Rest Period
3-050 048 hours - Eat Period
3-051 050 hours - Light Flash Experiment
3-052 051 hours
3-053 052 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-054 Panoramic & Mapping Cameras, Film Cycling Procedures
3-055 053 hours
3-056 054 hours - Eat Period
3-057 UV Photography Procedures
3-058 Panoramic & Mapping Cameras, Maintenance Procedures
3-059 055 hours - UV Photos
3-060 MCC-3 Burn Table
3-061 056 hours - MCC-3
3-062 057 hours
3-063 058 hours - IVT to LM
3-064 059 hours - LM Housekeeping & Inspection
3-065 060 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-066 061 hours - Eat & Rest Period
3-067 063 hours - Rest Period
3-068 065 hours - Rest Period
3-069 067 hours - Rest Period
3-070 069 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-071 071 hours
3-072 072 hours
3-073 Blank Page
3-074 MCC-4 Burn Table
3-075 073 hours - MCC-4
3-076 SIM Door Jettison Procedure
3-077 074 hours - SIM Door Jettison
3-078 075 hours
3-079 076 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-080 077 hours - LOI Prep
3-081 P30 maneuver
3-082 LOI Burn Table
3-083 078 hours - Lunar Orbit Insertion

Lunar Orbit/Descent Phase

3-084 079 hours - Eat Period
3-085 080 hours - Photography
3-086 081 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-087 082 hours - DOI Prep
3-088 082:30 hours - Descent Orbit Insertion
3-089 083 hours
3-090 084 hours - Begin Science & Photography
3-091 085 hours - Eat Period
3-092 086 hours - Rest Period
3-093 087 hours - Rest Period
3-094 088 hours - Rest Period
3-095 098 hours - Rest Period
3-096 090 hours - Rest Period
3-097 091 hours - Rest Period
3-098 092 hours - Rest Period
3-099 093 hours - Rest Period
3-100 093:30 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-101 094 hours - Eat Period
3-102 095 hours
3-103 095:30 hours - DOI Trim (actual)
3-104 096 hours - DOI Trim (planned)
3-105 096:30 hours
3-106 LM 097 hours - LM Activation
3-107 CSM 097 hours
3-108 LM 098 hours - LM Checkout
3-109 CSM 098 hours
3-110 LM 099 hours - LM Prep
3-111 CSM 099 hours
3-112 LM 100 hours - CSM/LM Undocking and Separation
3-113 CSM 100 hours - CSM/LM Undocking and Separation
3-114 LM 100:30 hours - Landing Prep
3-115 CSM 100:30 hours - Landmark Tracking
3-116 LM 101 hours - Landing Prep
3-117 CSM 101 hours - Circularization Prep
3-118 LM 101:30 hours
3-119 CSM 101:30 hours - Circularization Burn
3-120 LM 102 hours - LM Checkout
3-121 CSM 102 hours
3-122 LM 102:30 hours - Over-fly Landing Site
3-123 CSM 102:30 hours - Landing Site Tracking
3-124 LM 103 hours - Landing Prep
3-125 CSM 103 hours - Eat Period

Lunar Orbit/Surface Phase

3-126 LM 104 hours - Lunar Landing
3-127 CSM 104 hours
3-128 LM 105 hours - SEVA Prep
3-129 CSM 105 hours
3-130 LM 106 hours - SEVA (Stand-up ExtraVehicular Activity)
3-131 CSM 106 hours
3-132 LM 106:30 hours - End SEVA
3-133 CSM 106:30 hours - LM Visual Tracking
3-134 LM 107 hours - Eat Period
3-135 CSM 107 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-136 LM 108 hours - Eat Period
3-137 CSM 108 hours - Photography
3-138 LM 109 hours - Rest Period
3-139 CSM 109 hours
3-140 LM 110 hours - Rest Period
3-141 CSM 110 hours - Eat Period & Bistatic Radar Test
3-142 LM 111 hours - Rest Period
3-143 CSM 111 hours - Bistatic Radar Test & Rest period
3-144 LM 112 hours - Rest Period
3-145 CSM 112 hours - Rest Period
3-146 LM 113 hours - Rest Period
3-147 CSM 113 hours - Rest Period
3-148 LM 114 hours - Rest Period
3-149 CSM 114 hours - Rest Period
3-150 LM 115 hours - Rest Period
3-151 CSM 115 hours - Rest Period
3-152 LM 116 hours - Rest Period & Eat Period
3-153 CSM 116 hours - Rest Period
3-154 LM 117 hours - Eat Period
3-155 CSM 117 hours - Rest Period
3-156 LM 118 hours - EVA-1 Prep
3-157 CSM 118 hours - Rest Period
3-158 LM 119 hours - EVA-1 Cabin Depress
3-159 CSM 119 hours - Eat Period
3-160 LM 120 hours - EVA-1 Deploy LRV
3-161 CSM 120 hours - Eat Period
3-162 LM 121 hours - EVA-1 Station #1
3-163 CSM 121 hours
3-164 LM 122 hours - EVA-1 Station #2
3-165 CSM 122 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-166 LM 123 hours - EVA-1 ALSEP Offload
3-167 CSM 123 hours - Solar Corona Photography
3-168 LM 124 hours - EVA-1 ALSEP Deploy
3-169 CSM 124 hours - Solar Corona Photography
3-170 LM 125 hours - EVA-1
3-171 CSM 125 hours - Lunar Libration Photography
3-172 LM 126 hours - EVA-1 LM Ingress
3-173 CSM 126 hours - Eat Period
3-174 LM 127 hours - Post EVA-1 Activities
3-175 CSM 127 hours - Eat Period
3-176 LM 128 hours
3-177 CSM 128 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-178 LM 129 hours - Eat Period
3-179 CSM 129 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-180 LM 130 hours - Rest Period
3-181 CSM 130 hours
3-182 LM 131 hours - Rest Period
3-183 CSM 131 hours - Eat Period
3-184 LM 132 hours
3-185 CSM 132 hours - Eat Period & Bistatic Radar
3-186 LM 133 hours - Rest Period
3-187 CSM 133 hours - Rest Period
3-188 LM 134 hours - Rest Period
3-189 CSM 134 hours - Rest Period
3-190 LM 135 hours - Rest Period
3-191 CSM 135 hours - Rest Period
3-192 LM 136 hours - Rest Period
3-193 CSM 136 hours - Rest Period
3-194 LM 137 hours - Rest Period
3-195 CSM 137 hours - Rest Period
3-196 LM 138 hours - Eat Period
3-197 CSM 138 hours - Rest Period
3-198 LM 139 hours - EVA-2 Prep
3-199 CSM 139 hours - Rest Period
3-200 LM 140 hours - EVA-2 Prep
3-201 CSM 140 hours - Rest Period
3-202 LM 141 hours - EVA-2 Egress
3-203 CSM 141 hours
3-204 LM 142 hours - EVA-2 Station #4
3-205 CSM 142 hours - Eat Period
3-206 LM 143 hours - EVA-2 Station #5
3-207 CSM 143 hours - Orbital Science Visuals
3-208 LM 144 hours - EVA-2 Station #6
3-209 CSM 144 hours - Earthshine Photos
3-210 LM 145 hours - EVA-2 Station #7
3-211 CSM 145 hours
3-212 LM 146 hours - EVA-2 Station #8
3-213 CSM 146 hours
3-214 LM 147 hours - EVA-2 Closeout
3-215 CSM 147 hours - Eat Period
3-216 LM 148 hours - EVA-2 Ingress
3-217 CSM 148 hours - Zodiacal Light Photography
3-218 LM 149 hours - Post EVA-2 Activities
3-219 CSM 149 hours - Orbital Science Photos
3-220 LM 150 hours - Eat Period
3-221 CSM 150 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-222 LM 151 hours - Rest Period
3-223 CSM 151 hours
3-224 LM 152 hours - Rest Period
3-225 CSM 152 hours - Eat Period
3-226 LM 153 hours - Rest Period
3-227 CSM 153 hours - Eat & Rest Period
3-228 LM 154 hours - Rest Period
3-229 CSM 154 hours - Rest Period
3-230 LM 155 hours - Rest Period
3-231 CSM 155 hours - Rest Period
3-232 LM 156 hours - Rest Period
3-233 CSM 156 hours - Rest Period
3-234 LM 157 hours - Rest Period
3-235 CSM 157 hours - Rest Period
3-236 LM 158 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-237 CSM 158 hours - Rest Period
3-238 LM 159 hours - Eat Period
3-239 CSM 159 hours - Rest Period
3-240 LM 160 hours - EVA-3 Prep
3-241 CSM 160 hours - Rest Period
3-242 LM 161 hours - EVA-3 Cabin Depress
3-243 CSM 161 hours - Rest Period
3-244 LM 162 hours - EVA-3 Station #9
3-245 CSM 162 hours - Eat Period
3-246 LM 163 hours - EVA-3 Station #10
3-247 CSM 163 hours - Eat Period
3-248 LM 164 hours - EVA-3 Station #11
3-249 CSM 164 hours
3-250 LM 164:30 hours - EVA-3 Station #12
3-251 CSM 164:30 hours - Plane Change Burn Prep
3-252 LM 165 hours - EVA-3 Station #13
3-253 CSM 165 hours - Plane Change Burn
3-254 LM 166 hours - EVA-3 Station #14
3-255 CSM 166 hours
3-256 LM 167 hours - EVA-3 Closeout & Ingress
3-257 CSM 167 hours - Eat Period
3-258 LM 168 hours - Equipment Jettison
3-259 CSM 168 hours - Gegenschein Photos
3-260 LM 169 hours - Prep for Return
3-261 CSM 169 hours
3-262 LM 169:30 hours - Eat Period
3-263 CSM 169:30 hours - Landing Site Tracking
3-264 LM 170 hours - Eat Period
3-265 CSM 170 hours
3-266 LM 170:30 hours - Lift-off Prep
3-267 CSM 170:30 hours - Eat Period
3-268 LM 171 hours - Lift-off Prep
3-269 CSM 171 hours - Rendezvous Prep

Rendezvous/LM Jettison Phase

3-270 LM 171:30 hours - Lunar Lift-off
3-271 CSM 171:30 hours - Lunar Lift-off Bailout Prep
3-272 LM 172 hours - Terminal Phase Initiate
3-273 CSM 172 hours - Monitor Rendezvous
3-274 LM 172:30 hours - Rendezvous MCC-1 & 2
3-275 CSM 172:30 hours - Monitor Rendezvous
3-276 LM 173 hours - TPF & Rendezvous
3-277 CSM 173 hours - Rendezvous
3-278 LM 173:30 hours - Docking
3-279 CSM 173:30 hours - Docking
3-280 LM 174 hours - Transfer to CSM
3-281 CSM 174 hours
3-282 LM 174:30 hours - Transfer to CSM
3-283 CSM 174:30 hours
3-284 LM 175 hours - Transfer to CSM
3-285 CSM 175 hours - LM Jettison Prep
3-286 LM 176 hours - LM Jettison Prep
3-287 CSM 176 hours
3-288 177 hours - LM Jettison & Separation

Post Rendezvous Science Phase

3-289 177:30 hours
3-290 178 hours - Eat Period
3-291 179 hours - Eat & Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-292 180 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-293 181 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-294 182 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-295 183 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-296 184 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-297 185 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-298 186 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-299 187 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-300 188 hours - Rest Period & Bistatic Radar
3-301 189 hours - Eat Period
3-302 190 hours - Eat Period
3-303 191 hours - Orbital Photography
3-304 192 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-305 193 hours
3-306 194 hours - Eat Period
3-307 195 hours - Eat Period
3-308 196 hours - UV Photography
3-309 197 hours - Light Flash Expt. and Visual Observations
3-310 198 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-311 199 hours - Terminator Photography
3-312 200 hours - Luna 16 Area Photography
3-313 201 hours - UV & Terminator Photography
3-314 202 hours - Eat Period
3-315 203 hours - Eat & Rest Period
3-316 204 hours - Rest Period
3-317 205 hours - Rest Period
3-318 206 hours - Rest Period
3-319 207 hours - Rest Period
3-320 208 hours - Rest Period
3-321 209 hours - Rest Period
3-322 210 hours - Rest Period
3-323 211 hours - Rest Period & Wake Up
3-324 212 hours - Eat Period
3-325 213 hours - Eat Period
3-326 214 hours - Terminator & Orbital Science Photography
3-327 215 hours - Orbital Science & Sunrise Photography
3-328 216 hours - Orbital Science & Sunrise Photography
3-329 217 hours - Orbital Science Photography & Crew Exercise Period
3-330 218 hours - Eat Period
3-331 219 hours - Terminator Photography
3-332 220 hours - Terminator Photography
3-333 221 hours - CSM Orbit Shape Burn
3-334 221:30 hours
3-335 222 hours
3-336 222:30 hours - Subsatellite Launch
3-337 223 hours

Trans-Earth Injection

3-338 223:30 hours - Trans-Earth Injection
3-339 224 hours - Photography of Receding Moon
3-340 Field of View of Receding Moon
3-341 225 hours - Photography of Receding Moon
3-342 226 hours - Eat Period
3-343 227 hours - Eat Period
3-344 228 hours - Rest Period
3-345 230 hours - Rest Period
3-346 232 hours - Rest Period
3-347 234 hours - Rest Period
3-348 236 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-349 237 hours - Eat Period
3-350 MCC-5 Burn Table
3-351 238 hours - MCC-5
3-352 Corona Window Calibration & UV Photography Procedures
3-353 239 hours - Corona Window Calibration & UV Photography

CSM EVA

3-354 240 hours - CSM EVA Preparation
3-355 241 hours - CSM EVA Commence
3-356 242 hours - CSM EVA
3-357 243 hours - Cabin Repress
3-358 244 hours
3-359 245 hours - X-ray Astronomy
3-360 246 hours - Crew Exercise & Eat Period
3-361 247 hours - Eat Period
3-362 248 hours - Mass Spectrometer Boom Retraction
3-363 249 hours - Eat Period
3-364 250 hours - Eat Period
3-365 251 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-366 252 hours - Rest Period
3-367 253 hours - Rest Period
3-368 255 hours - Rest Period
3-369 257 hours - Rest Period
3-370 259 hours - Rest Period
3-371 261 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-372 262 hours - Eat Period
3-373 263 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-374 264 hours - Light Flash Experiment
3-375 265 hours - Crew Exercise Period
3-376 266 hours - Crew Exercise & Eat Period
3-377 267 hours - Eat Period & Cislunar Navigation
3-378 UV Photography Procedures
3-379 268 hours - UV Photography
3-380 Lunar Eclipse Photography Procedures
3-381 269 hours - Lunar Eclipse Photography
3-382 Sextant Photography Test Procedures
3-383 270 hours - Sextant Photography Test & Press Conference
3-384 Lunar Eclipse Photography Procedures
3-385 271 hours - Lunar Eclipse Photography
3-386 MCC-6 Burn Table
3-387 272 hours - MCC-6
3-388 Science Instruments Procedures (273:05)
3-389 273 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-390 274 hours - X-ray Astronomy
3-391 275 hours - Eat Period
3-392 276 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-393 277 hours - Rest Period
3-394 278 hours - Rest Period
3-395 280 hours - Rest Period
3-396 282 hours - Rest Period
3-397 284 hours - Rest Period
3-398 286 hours - Rest & Eat Period
3-399 288 hours - SIM bay Deactivation
3-400 289 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-401 Blank Page
3-402 UV Photography Procedures
3-403 290 hours - UV Photography
3-404 MCC-7 Burn Table
3-405 291 hours - MCC-7
3-406 292 hours - Cislunar Navigation
3-407 293 hours - EMS Entry Check

Entry Interface

3-408 294 hours - CM/SM Separation & Entry Interface

Chapter 4 - Consumables Analysis

Chapter 5 - Abbreviated Timeline

Chapter 6 - Alternate Mission Timelines

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