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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn VLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Apollo 12
Launched
November 14, 1969
Summary
Apollo 12 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 14, 1969. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 102nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,032nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Saturn V flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Apollo 12 CSM, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 192 km orbit inclined 32.6°. 3 crew members flew: Pete Conrad, Richard F. Gordon Jr. and Alan Bean. The spacecraft was Apollo Yankee Clipper CSM-108 (CSM-108). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 7th Saturn V flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 102nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,032nd orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Pete ConradCommander · NASA · age 39 · 3rd flight
Richard F. Gordon Jr.Command Module Pilot · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Alan BeanLunar Module Pilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Spacecraft
Apollo Yankee Clipper CSM-108 (CSM-108)
CSM-108 "Yankee Clipper" was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Apollo 12 mission.
- Destination: Lunar Orbit where the LM would detach and land on the Moon.
- Mission length: 10 days
- Docked November 14, 1969 at Apollo Command/Service Module
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
LM Intrepid (LM-6)
Flown on Apollo 12. Descent stage on lunar surface at Ocean of Storms, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon.
- Destination: Lunar Surface
- Mission length: 4 days 14 hours
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apollo 12 CSM · NORAD 4225 · 1969-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- APOLLO 12 CM
- Object ID
- 1969-099A
- Epoch
- 1969-11-14 16:11:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32726311 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000001
- Inclination
- 32.5565°
- Ascending node
- 159.69°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.0803°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.9196°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Apollo 12 CSM · NORAD 4225 · docked November 14, 1969
- Apollo 12 LM · NORAD 4246 · left Earth orbit November 15, 1969
Saturn S-IVB-507 · left Earth orbit November 15, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Apollo 12 was the second manned mission to the surface of the moon. The commander of the mission was Charles Conrad, Jr. , the Command Module Pilot was Richard Gordon, Jr. , and the Lunar Module Pilot was Alan Bean. The mission was launched on November 14th, 1969 and the Capsule safely splashed down in the ocean on November 24th, 1969
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
6th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 7th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
121 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Apollo 12 launch?
Apollo 12 launched on November 14, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apollo 12?
Coverage: Launch of Apollo 12 Saturn V and lightning strike on rocket, original NBC TV. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Apollo 12?
Saturn V, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn V spec sheet
Where did Apollo 12 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did Apollo 12 reach?
Apollo 12 CSM, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 192 km orbit inclined 32.6°.
How many satellites did Apollo 12 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Apollo 12 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo