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1972-0171

APOLLO 16 LUNAR P/L

APOLLO 16 LUNAR P/L (NORAD 6009) impacted the Moon when its orbit decayed on 29 May 1972, 1 month after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
6009
International designator
1972-031D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Apr 1972Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
29 May 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month43 days
How it ended
Impacted the Moon (orbit decayed)
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
40 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
TRW
Bus
Apollo SS
Programme
ApolloSS

Life in orbit

1 month

Also ended on 29 May 1972

2 entries
1972-0172COSMOS 4901972-0173SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1972-031
1972-0132SATURN 5 R/B1972-0139APOLLO 16 CMIn orbitLM 11 AS
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