Apollo 7 Quickstart Flightplan
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Below is the historical timeframe of events followed on Apollo 7.
| MET | PROCEDURE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| -003:00:00 | LAUNCH - PRE-LAUNCH | |
| +000:00:00 | LAUNCH - LAUNCH | |
| +000:08:30 | LAUNCH - INSERTION | |
| +000:30:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 1 |
| +001:00:00 | SEPARATION | |
| +014:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +022:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 2 |
| +025:25:00 | RENDEZVOUS | |
| +028:10:00 | SYSTEMS - INITIATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery A |
| +031:00:00 | SYSTEMS - TERMINATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery A |
| +045:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 3 |
| +046:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +054:30:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +055:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL H2 PURGE | |
| +058:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +061:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +069:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 4 |
| +069:30:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +070:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +075:10:00 | MANEUVER - SPS BURN | 3rd SPS Burn - MET: +075:48:00, Ap: 295.7km, Pe:165 km |
| +076:40:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +078:00:00 | SYSTEMS - INITIATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery B |
| +081:00:00 | SYSTEMS - TERMINATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery B |
| +088:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 5 |
| +089:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +090:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +099:15:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +106:30:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +107:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +115:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 6 |
| +117:20:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +118:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +120:10:00 | MANEUVER - SPS BURN | 4th SPS Burn - MET: +120:43:00, Ap: 290.2 km, Pe: 165.0 km |
| +124:20:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +129:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +130:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +138:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 7 |
| +139:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +145:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +148:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +150:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL H2 PURGE | |
| +151:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +159:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 8 |
| +160:20:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +160:40:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +164:00:00 | MANEUVER - SPS BURN | 5th SPS Burn - MET: +165:00:00, Ap: 452.2 km, Pe: 165.0 km |
| +167:00:00 | MANEUVER - INITIATE PTC | |
| +168:00:00 | MANEUVER - TERMINATE PTC | |
| +170:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +171:30:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +173:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +181:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 9 |
| +183:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +187:20:00 | SYSTEMS - INVERTER CHANGEOVER | Inverter 3 to MNA/AC1, Inverter 1 off |
| +191:30:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | Bypass P51/P52 alignment |
| +194:45:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +195:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +196:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +204:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 10 |
| +205:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +207:30:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +209:10:00 | MANEUVER - SPS BURN | 6th SPS Burn - MET: +210:08:00, Ap: 434.5 km, Pe: 163.7 km |
| +219:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +219:20:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +220:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +228:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 11 |
| +233:20:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +237:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +238:10:00 | MANEUVER - 7th SPS BURN | 7th SPS Burn - MET: +239:06:12, Ap: 417.2 km, Pe: 163.3 km |
| +240:40:00 | SYSTEMS - INITIATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery B |
| +241:00:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER DOWN | |
| +243:40:00 | SYSTEMS - TERMINATE BATTERY CHARGING | Battery B |
| +244:00:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL H2 PURGE | |
| +245:00:00 | 8 HOUR REST PERIOD | |
| +253:00:00 | SYSTEMS - SYSTEMS CHECK | Column 12 |
| +254:20:00 | SYSTEMS - FUEL CELL O2 PURGE | |
| +254:40:00 | SYSTEMS - G&N POWER UP | |
| +258:00:00 | DEORBIT | 8th SPS Burn |