Lunar Subsatellites[1]
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Apollo 15 |
Apollo 16 |
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Designations |
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International |
1971 063D |
1972 031D |
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NORAD |
05377 |
06009 |
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Deploy Conditions |
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GET |
222:39:29.1 |
196:02:09 |
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KSC Date |
04 Aug 1971 |
24 Apr 1972 |
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GMT Date |
04 Aug 1971 |
24 Apr 1972 |
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KSC Time |
04:13:29 p.m. |
04:56:09 p.m. |
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KSC Time Zone |
EDT |
EST |
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GMT Time |
20:13:29 |
21:56:09 |
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CM Revolution at Deploy |
74 |
62 |
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Weight (lbs) |
78.5 |
90 |
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Apolune (n mi) |
76.3 |
66 |
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Perilune (n mi) |
55.1 |
52 |
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Inclination (deg) |
151.28 |
169.2810 |
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Period (min) |
119.75 |
119 |
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Flight Path Angle (deg) |
-0.60 |
-0.41 |
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Heading Angle (deg) |
-41.78 |
-79.43 |
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Eccentricity |
0.00935 |
0.0108 |
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Weight (lbm) |
79 |
93 |
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Status |
Selenocentric orbit, 1984 |
Impacted lunar surface |
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GET (hh:mm) |
[Unknown] |
1,034:37 |
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KSC Date |
[Unknown] |
29 May 1972 |
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GMT Date |
22 January 1973 (ground support terminated) |
29 May 1972 |
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KSC Time |
[Unknown] |
03:31 p.m. EDT |
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GMT Time |
[Unknown] |
20:31 |
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Revolutions |
[Unknown] |
425 |
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Lunar Impact Latitude (deg N) |
[Unknown] |
[Unknown] |
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Lunar Impact Longitude (deg E) |
[Unknown] |
110 |
[1]Compiled from Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report (SP-289); National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at the Goddard Space Flight Center, MD; Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report (SP-315); and mission reports.