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More Details for 1965-04-22

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Electrical power profile for Apollo spacecraft 011

North American updated the electrical power profile for spacecraft 011.

Requirement (watt-hours): Prelaunch: 159; Ascent: 4457; Entry: 1032; Postlanding: 2288. During the flight, the entry and landing batteries would supplement the spacecraft's fuel cells; three auxiliary batteries would power the mission control programmer and the instrumentation. At touchdown, all batteries would supply energy for postlanding requirements. At touchdown, all batteries would supply energy for postlanding requirements.