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Date of launch (ETR launch complex #): |
Nov. 14, 1969 (39A) |
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Official mission designation: |
AS-507 |
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Spacecraft designation (name): |
SM-108 |
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CM-108 (Yankee Clipper) | |
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LM-6 (Intrepid) | |
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Launch vehicle designation (class): |
SA-507 (Saturn V) |
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Spacecraft weight (kg): |
45 870 |
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Spacecraft shape, dimensions (m): |
see table 2-37 |
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Crew: |
Charles Conrad, Jr., Commander; Richard F. Gordon, Jr., CM Pilot; Alan L. Bean, LM Pilot |
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Backup crew: |
David R. Scott, Commander; Alfred M. Worden, CM Pilot; James B. Irwin, LM Pilot |
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Apogee/perigee at insertion (km): |
189.8 x 185 |
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No of earth orbits: |
1.5 |
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Period: |
approx. 90 min. |
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Lunar orbit parameters (km): |
257.1 x 115.9 at insertion; 122.4 x 100.6 circularized |
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No. of lunar orbits: |
45 |
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Lunar landing coordinates: |
3°12'S, 23°24'W (Ocean of Storms) |
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Time on surface: |
31:31:12 |
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Lunar EVA time (# of excursions): |
7:45:18 (2) |
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Length of mission: |
244:36:24 (10+ days) |
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Mission events (date, time, ground elapsed time): | |||
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launch |
Nov. 14 |
11:22:00 a.m. EDT |
00:00:00 |
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S-IC engine cutoff |
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11:24:42 |
00:02:42 |
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Sell engine cutoff |
11:31:12 |
00:11:44 | |
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earth orbit insertion |
11:33:44 |
00:11:44 | |
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translunar injection |
2:15: 14 p.m. |
02:53: 14 | |
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CSM-S-IVB separation |
2:40:19 |
03:18:19 | |
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CSM-LM docking |
2:48:53 |
03:26:53 | |
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lunar orbit insertion |
Nov. 17 |
10:47:23 p.m. |
83:25:23 |
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CSM-LM separation |
Nov. 18 |
11:16:03 p.m. |
107:54:03 |
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lunar landing |
Nov. 19 |
1:54:35 a.m. |
110:32:35 |
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begin 1st EVA |
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6:32:35 |
115:10:35 |
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end 1st EVA |
10:28:38 |
119:06:38 | |
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begin 2d EVA |
10:54:45 p.m. |
131:32:45 | |
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end 2d EVA |
Nov. 20 |
2:44:00 a.m. |
135:22:00 |
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lunar liftoff |
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9:25:47 |
142:03:47 |
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LM-CSM docking |
12:58:22 p.m. |
145:30:22 | |
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LM jettison |
Nov. 20 |
3:21:30 p.m. |
147:59:30 |
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transearth injection |
Nov. 21 |
3:49:16 p.m. |
172:27:16 |
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CM-SM separation |
Nov. 24 |
3:29:21 p.m. |
244:07:21 |
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splashdown |
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3:58:24 |
244:36:24 |
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Earth landing coordinates: |
15°47'S, 165°9'W (Pacific O.) |
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Recovery ship: |
USS Hornet (crew onboard in 50 min.) |
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Mission objectives: |
Lunar landing mission to perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of a mare area; deploy an ALSEP; develop techniques for point landing capability; develop capability to work in the lunar environment; photograph candidate exploration sites. |
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Results: |
All objectives were achieved. The crew brought back 34 kg of lunar samples collected during two EVA periods. The LM touched down just 182 meters from the Surveyor 3 spacecraft from which the Apollo 12 crew removed the soil scoop. |
Reference: MSC, "Apollo 12 Mission Report," MSC-01 855, March 1970; and NASA Hq., "Apollo 12 Mission Post-launch Mission Operation Report #1," M-932-69-12, Nov. 25, 1969.