The real LVDC was programmed by IBM, and Project Apollo … In this informational film, created by Spacecraft Films, viewers get an up close and personal look at the launch sequence of the Apollo 11 Saturn V. Share on Facebook. Some documents talk about some kind of metal pins attached to the launch pad that are pulled through dies that are fixed to the bottom of the first stage. The Saturn V carried the Apollo astronauts to the Moon. Ooh! Trick answer. Advertisement. Daily Headlines. I have been reading a lot about the Saturn V vehicle launch sequence. Ooh! Launch Sequence Diagram. Ooh! The IU is a ring of instruments located below the SLA, used for Guidance, Navigation and Control of the Saturn Launch Vehicles. I know this! The Space Shuttle launch sequence had the main engine ignition beginning at T-6.6 seconds, launch thrust required at T-3 seconds, and solid rocket booster (SRB) ignition at T-0 seconds. The Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) is a digital computer mounted on the Saturn rocket’s Instrument Unit (IU). It was the LVDC that guided Saturn rockets into and out of Earth orbit, not the AGC. A detailed explanation of the Apollo 11 Saturn V launch. The Saturn V (spoken as "Saturn five") was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. After the rocket cleared the launch tower, mission control transferred to the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. Exactly. The following are computer generated scenes depicted from the simulated Mars Science Laboratory launch (325 Mb). An average mission used the rocket for a total of just 20 minutes. The crawler picked up the entire mobile launcher, Saturn and all, and carried it out to the pad. Key events during launch are shown in the launch sequence diagram. It wasn’t. Lunar mission launch sequence. All Saturn V missions launched from Launch Complex 39 at the John F. Kennedy Space Centre. Apparently, this was to limit the acceleration for the first 150 mm just after hold down release. With the Shuttle, the SRBs were required to generate sufficient thrust for liftoff, but also committed the spacecraft to at least 127 seconds of powered flight until SRB flameout.