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Spacecraft "Apollo-17"
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Spacecraft "Apollo-17"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT |
| Registration number | 1972-096A(,C) / 06300(,06307) |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 05h.33m.00s. December 07, 1972 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A |
| Launch vehicle | Saturn-5 |
| Spacecraft mass (kg) | 52740 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.5 |
| - period (minutes) | 87.8 |
| - perigee (km) | 167 |
| - apogee (km) | 167 |
| Time and date of landing (UTC) | 19h.24m.59s. December 19, 1972 |
| Place of landing | 17.88 S; 166.11 W, miss distance 1.8 km (Pacific Ocean) |
| Duration | 12d.13h.51m.59s. |
| Distance (km) | 2.39 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 2 |
| Summary | 6th manned lunar landing. LM was at the surface of the Moon for 75h. For the mission of Cernan and Schmitt, the total time spent outside the LM was 22h.04m.; the total distance travelled in the lunar rover vehicle was 36 km; vehicle drive time was 4h.29m.; and the collected samples totalled 110 kg. The farthest point travelled from the LM was 7.3 km. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Cernan, Eugene Andrew | Young, John Watts | Overmyer, Robert Franklin |
| 2 | CMP | Evans, Ronald Ellwin | Roosa, Stuart Allen | Parker, Robert Allan Ridley |
| 3 | LMP | Schmitt, Harrison Hagan | Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. | Fullerton, Charles Gordon |
| Call sign | America / Challenger | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 05:33:00 |
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Lift-off spacecraft "Apollo-17" (crew: Cernan, Evans, Schmitt ). |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 08:45:36 |
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S-IVB second burn ignition (for translunar orbit) |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 08:51:27 |
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Engine cutoff |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 09:15:27 |
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CSM separated from LM/S-IVB |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 09:30:10 |
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CSM docked with LM/S-IVB |
| Dec 07, 1972 | 10:18:02 |
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Separation of CSM from Saturn-IVB |
| Dec 10, 1972 | 04:10:25 |
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Equigravisphere |
| Dec 10, 1972 | 19:47:22 |
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Lunar orbit insertion ignition |
| Dec 10, 1972 | 19:53:55 |
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Engine cutoff |
| Dec 11, 1972 | 17:20:56 |
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CSM/LM undocked |
| Dec 11, 1972 | 19:42:53 |
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LM powered descent engine ignition |
| Dec 11, 1972 | 19:54:58 |
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Engine cutoff |
| Dec 11, 1972 | 19:54:58 |
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LANDING of LM on the Moon surface occurred at 19:54:57 GMT (02:54:57 p.m. EST) on December 11. The spacecraft landed in the Taurus-Littrow region at latitude 20.1653° north and longitude 30.7658° east, within 656 feet of the planned landing point. Approximately 117 seconds of engine firing time remained at landing. |
| Dec 11, 1972 | 23:54:49 |
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1st EVA started ( Cernan and Schmitt); LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 12, 1972 | 07:06:42 |
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1st EVA ended; duration for Cernan and Schmitt 7h.11m.53s.; LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 12, 1972 | 23:28:06 |
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2nd EVA started ( Cernan and Schmitt); LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 13, 1972 | 07:05:02 |
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2nd EVA ended; duration for Cernan and Schmitt 7h.36m.56s.; LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 13, 1972 | 22:25:48 |
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3rd EVA started ( Cernan and Schmitt); LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 14, 1972 | 05:40:56 |
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3rd EVA ended; duration for Cernan and Schmitt 7h.15m.08s.; LM of spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 14, 1972 | 22:54:37 |
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LM lunar liftoff ignition (LM ASP) |
| Dec 15, 1972 | 01:10:15 |
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LM docked with CSM |
| Dec 15, 1972 | 04:51:31 |
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LM ascent stage jettisoned |
| Dec 16, 1972 | 23:35:09 |
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Transearth injection ignition (SPS) |
| Dec 16, 1972 | 23:37:32 |
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Engine cutoff |
| Dec 17, 1972 | 20:27:40 |
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Transearth EVA started ( Evans); spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 17, 1972 | 21:33:24 |
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EVA ended; duration for Evans 1h.05m.44s.; spacecraft "Apollo-17" |
| Dec 19, 1972 | 18:56:49 |
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CM/SM separation |
| Dec 19, 1972 | 19:11:38 |
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Entry |
| Dec 19, 1972 | 19:24:59 |
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Splashdown of spacecraft "Apollo-17" (crew: Cernan, Evans, Schmitt ). |
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