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Entry no.
1975-0229
APOLLO 18
APOLLO 18 (NORAD 8032) landed after a space station visit on 24 July 1975, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8032
International designator
1975-066A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jul 1975Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
24 Jul 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.8°N to 51.8°SFinal inclination 51.8°
Mass
5,873 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
Rockwell/Downey
Bus
CM
Programme
Apollo II
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.8°N and 51.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1975-066
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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