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Entry no.
1972-0357
APOLLO 17 CM
APOLLO 17 CM (NORAD 6300) returned from deep space and landed on 19 December 1972, 12 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
6300
International designator
1972-096A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Dec 1972Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
19 Dec 1972Recorded time 19:24 UTC
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Returned from deep space and landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
5,844 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
NAA/Downey
Bus
CM
Programme
Apollo II
Life in orbit
12 daysFrom the same launch
1972-096
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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