Saturn V

Status

Success

Apollo 12

Launch Time
Fri Nov 14, 1969 16:22 UTC

The launch vehicle was struck by two lightning strikes during ascent causing the instrumentation to malfunction. The crew managed to resolve the problem, and the mission continued as planned.

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Rocket

Saturn V

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Status: Retired

Price: $1,160.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 35,100 kN

Payload to LEO: 140,000 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 110.6 m

Details

Mission Details

Apollo 12

The Apollo 12 mission landed on November 19, 1969, on an area of the Ocean of Storms (Latin Oceanus Procellarum) that had been visited earlier by several unmanned missions (Luna 5, Surveyor 3, and Ranger 7). The International Astronomical Union, recognizing this, christened this region Mare Cognitum (Known Sea).

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 45,870.0 kg

Trans Lunar Injection

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Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

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Stats

1969

112th orbital launch attempt

7th mission

4th mission of 1969

6th successful mission

5th consecutive successful mission