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Date of launch (ETR launch complex #): |
Dec. 7, 1972 |
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Official mission designation: |
AS-512 |
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Spacecraft designation (name): |
SM-114 |
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CM-114 (America) | |
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LM-12 (Challenger) | |
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Launch vehicle designation (Class): |
SA-512 (Saturn V) |
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Spacecraft weight (kg): |
48 622 |
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Spacecraft shape, dimensions (m): |
see table 2-37 |
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Crew: |
Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, CM Pilot; Harrison H. Schmitt, LM Pilot |
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Backup crew: |
John W. Young, Commander; Stuart A. Roosa, CM Pilot; Charles M. Duke, Jr., LM Pilot |
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Apogee/perigee at insertion (km): |
171.3 x 168.9 |
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No. of earth orbits: |
2 |
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Period: |
approx. 90 min. |
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Lunar orbit parameters (km): |
314.8 x 97.4 at insertion; 129.6 x 100 circularized |
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No. of lunar orbits: |
75 |
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Lunar landing coordinates: |
20°13 N, 30°45'E (Taurus-Littrow) |
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Time on lunar surface: |
74:59:40 |
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Lunar EVA time (# of excursions): |
22:03:57 (3) |
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Length of mission: |
301:51:59 (12+ days) |
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Mission events (date, time, ground elapsed time): | |||
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launch |
Dec. 7 |
12:33:00 a.m. EST |
00:00:00 |
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S-IC engine cutoff |
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12:35:41 |
00:02:41 |
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Sell engine cutoff |
12:42:19 |
00:09:19 | |
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earth orbit insertion |
12:44:53 |
00:11:53 | |
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translunar injection |
3:45:37 |
03:12:37 | |
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CSM-S-IVB separation |
4:15:29 |
03:42:29 | |
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CSM-LM docking |
4:39:45 |
03:56:45 | |
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lunar orbit insertion |
Dec. 10 |
2:47:23 p.m. |
86:14:23 |
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CSM-LM separation |
Dec. 11 |
12:20:56 p.m. |
107:47:56 |
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lunar landing |
. |
2:54:57 |
110:21:57 |
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begin 1st EVA |
6:54:49 |
114:21:49 | |
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end 1st EVA |
Dec. 12 |
2:06:42 a.m. |
121:33:42 |
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begin 2d EVA |
. |
6:28:06 p.m. |
137:55:06 |
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end 2d EVA |
Dec. 13 |
2:05:02 a.m. |
145:32:02 |
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begin 3d EVA |
. |
5:25:48 p.m. |
160:52:48 |
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end 3d EVA |
Dec. 14 |
12:40:56 a.m. |
168:07:56 |
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lunar liftoff |
Dec. 14 |
5:54:37 p.m. |
185:21:37 |
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LM-CSM docking |
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8:10:15 |
187:37:15 |
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LM jettison |
11:51:31 |
191:18:31 | |
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transearth injection |
Dec. 16 |
6:35:09 p.m. |
234:02:09 |
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CM-SM separation |
Dec. 19 |
1:56:49 p.m. |
301:23:49 |
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splashdown |
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2:24:59 |
301:51:59 |
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Earth landing coordinates: |
17°53'S, 166°7' W (Pacific O.) |
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Recovery ship: |
USS Ticonderoga (crew onboard in 52 min.) |
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Mission objectives: |
Lunar landing mission to perform selenological inspection, survey, and sampling of the Taurus-Littrow region with a special emphasis on geological tasks; deploy an ALSEP; conduct in-flight experiments and photography. |
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Results: |
All objectives were achieved. The crew traveled 35 km in LRV-3 and collected 117 kg of lunar samples. |
Reference: JSC, "Apollo 17 Mission Report," JSC-07904, March 1973.