Moon
Orion
Lunar geology, Apollo 16.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar geology, Apollo 16. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1972-U02; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 24 April 1972, 01:25:48 UTC
- Launch location
- LM 11 Descent Stage, Descartes Base, Descartes Plain, Theophilus D2
- Launch vehicle
- LM AS
- Orbit
- Planet-centered orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 25 April 1972
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Orion
Lunar geology, Apollo 16.
- GCAT ID
- D01068
- Manufacturer
- Grummann Aerospace Corporation
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Gallery
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