Launch Vehicle Digital Computer
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launch-vehicle-digital-computer-187-8057640
title:
Launch Vehicle Digital Computer
text:
The Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) was a computer that provided the autopilot for the Saturn V rocket from launch, through Earth orbit insertion, and the trans-lunar injection burn that would send the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. Designed and manufactured by IBM's Electronics Systems Center in Owego, New York, it was one of the major components of the Instrument Unit, fitted to the S-IVB stage of the Saturn V and Saturn IB rockets. The LVDC also supported pre- and post-launch checkout
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Computer of the Saturn V rocket
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_Vehicle_Digital_Computer
date created:
2006-07-09T01:20:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:41:14Z
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