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1972-0139

APOLLO 16 CM

APOLLO 16 CM (NORAD 6000) returned from deep space and landed on 27 April 1972, 11 days after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
6000
International designator
1972-031A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Apr 1972Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
27 Apr 1972Recorded time 19:45 UTC
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Returned from deep space and landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
5,908 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
NAA/Downey
Bus
CM
Programme
Apollo II

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 27 Apr 1972

2 entries
1972-0138COSMOS 4861972-0140COSMOS 486 DEB

From the same launch

1972-031
1972-0132SATURN 5 R/B1972-0171APOLLO 16 LUNAR P/LIn orbitLM 11 AS
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