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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo LM: Apollo 17
Return flight of Apollo 17 from the Moon.
Thursday, 14 December 197222:54 UTC
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleApollo LM Ascent Stage
Vehicle Record6 of 6 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
ProgramApollo · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeHuman Exploration
Target OrbitLunar Orbit
Launch PadApollo 17 landing site
LocationTaurus–Littrow, Moon
Orbital Launches This Year#109
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad1
Launches From This Site1
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Apollo LM Ascent Stage
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Launch Site
Apollo 17 landing site · 20.1908°N 30.7717°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.