Moon
Challenger
Lunar geology, Apollo 17.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar geology, Apollo 17. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1972-U03; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 14 December 1972, 22:54:37 UTC
- Launch location
- LM 12 Descent Stage, Taurus-Littrow Base, Littrow Valley, Macrobius B1
- Launch vehicle
- LM AS
- Orbit
- Planet-centered orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 15 December 1972
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Challenger
Lunar geology, Apollo 17.
- GCAT ID
- D01071
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
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Gallery
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