LM Ascent and Ascent Stage Lunar Impact

	Apollo 11	Apollo 12	Apollo 14	Apollo 15	Apollo 16	Apollo 17
LM Ascent
GET	124:22:00.79	142:03:47.78	141:45:40	171:37:23.2	175:31:47.9	185:21:37
KSC Date	21 Jul 1969	20 Nov 1969	06 Feb 1971	02 Aug 1971	23 Apr 1972	14 Dec 1972
GMT Date	21 Jul 1969	20 Nov 1969	06 Feb 1971	02 Aug 1971	24 Apr 1972	14 Dec 1972
KSC Time	01:54:00 p.m.	09:25:47 a.m.	01:48:42 p.m.	01:11:23 p.m.	08:25:47 p.m.	05:54:37 p.m.
KSC Time Zone	EDT	EST	EST	EDT	EST	EST
GMT Time	17:54:00	14:25:47	18:48:42	17:11:23	01:25:47	22:54:37
LM Ascent Stage Lunar Impact
GET	---	149:55:17.7	147:42:23.7	181:29:37.0	---	193:17:20.8
KSC Date	---	20 Nov 1969	06 Feb 1971	02 Aug 1971	---	15 Dec 1972
GMT Date	---	20 Nov 1969	07 Feb 1971	03 Aug 1971	---	15 Dec 1972
KSC Time	---	05:17:17 p.m.	07:45:25 p.m.	11:03:37 p.m.	---	01:50:20 a.m.
Time Zone	---	EST	EST	EDT	---	EST
GMT Time	---	22:17:17.7	00:45:25.7	03:03:37.0	---	06:50:20.8
Selenocentric Latitude (deg N)	---	-3.94	-3.42	26.36	---	19.96
Selenocentric Longitude (deg E)	---	-21.20	-19.67	0.25	---	30.50
Selenocentric Latitude	---	3° 56’ 24” S	3° 25’ 12” S	26° 21’ 21” N	---	19° 57’ 58” N
Selenocentric Longitude	---	21° 12’ 00” W	19° 40’ 01” W	0° 15’ 00” E	---	30° 29’ 23” E
Velocity (ft/sec)	---	5,512	5,512	5,577	---	5,479
Mass (lbm)	---	5,254	5,077	5,258	---	4,982
LM Ascent Stage Lunar Impact Energy (ergs)	---	3.36x10^16	3.25x10^16	3.44x10^16	---	3.15x10^16
Angle From Horizontal (deg)	---	3.7	3.6	3.2	---	4.9
Heading Angle (deg)	---	305.85	282	284	---	283
Crater Diameter (calculated) (ft)	---	29.9	29.6	30.2	---	---
Distance To Target (n mi)	---	35	7	12	---	0.7
Distance to LM Descent Stage Landing Site (n mi)	---	41.0	36	50	---	4.7
Distance to Seismic Stations (n mi)
Apollo 12	---	39	62	610	---	945
Apollo 14	---	---	36	566	---	863
Apollo 15	---	---	---	50	---	416
Apollo 16	---	---	---	---	---	532
Azimuth to Seismic Stations (deg)
Apollo 12	---	112	096	036	---	064
Apollo 14	---	---	276	029	---	061
Apollo 15	---	---	---	276	---	098
Apollo 16	---	---	---	---	---	027

Compiled from Saturn V launch vehicle flight evaluation report and mission report for each flight. Times are when signals received on Earth. Actual landing site coordinates based on International Astronomical Union (IAU) Mean Earth Polar Axis coordinate system as described in the Journal of  Geophysical Research, vol. 105, pages 20,227 to 20,280, 2000.

Deorbit maneuver was not possible and LM ascent stage remained in lunar orbit for about one year. No impact information is available.

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