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Entry no.
1972-0132

SATURN 5 R/B

SATURN 5 R/B (NORAD 6001) impacted the Moon on 19 April 1972, 3 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
6001
International designator
1972-031B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Apr 1972Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
19 Apr 1972Recorded time 21:02 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
92,102 kg

Life in orbit

3 days

Also ended on 19 Apr 1972

4 entries
1972-0128TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1972-0129SL-8 DEB1972-0130COSMOS 483 DEB1972-0131SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1972-031
1972-0139APOLLO 16 CM1972-0171APOLLO 16 LUNAR P/L
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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