Saturn V | Apollo 14

Launch information

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Mission description

Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo Program. The third mission to land on the moon. This mission was a two day stay on the lunar surface and carried out two EVAs. Commanded by Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Rossa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell. During the two lunar EVAs, 42.80 kilograms of moon rock samples was collected.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 14’.

Launch image Saturn V | Apollo 14

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Jan. 31, 1971, 9:03 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Apollo 14 (LO)

Launcher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rocket

Saturn V

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 14’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
4900 APOLLO 14 CM None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
4905 APOLLO 14 LM None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 14’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1175

To this date

Location Launch

#9

To this date

Pad Launch

#8

To this date

Agency Launch

#105

To this date

Orbital Launch

#8

Year 1971

Location Launch

#1

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1971

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