Saturn V | Apollo 12

Launch information

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Mission description

Apollo 12 was the second manned mission to the surface of the moon. The commander of the mission was Charles Conrad, Jr. , the Command Module Pilot was Richard Gordon, Jr. , and the Lunar Module Pilot was Alan Bean. The mission was launched on November 14th 1969 and the Capsule safely splashed down in the ocean on November 24th 1969

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 12’.

Launch image Saturn V | Apollo 12

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Nov. 14, 1969, 4:22 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Apollo 12 (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 12’ 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
4225 APOLLO 12 CM None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
4246 APOLLO 12 LM (APS) None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 12’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1030

To this date

Location Launch

#7

To this date

Pad Launch

#6

To this date

Agency Launch

#101

To this date

Orbital Launch

#112

Year 1969

Location Launch

#4

Year 1969

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1969

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1969

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55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour

With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and backups John Young, John Swigert, and Charles Duke continued to train for the 10-day mission planned to land in the Fra Mauro highlands region...

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On This Day: Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon

NASA astronaut Alan Bean steps off the lunar module ladder in this photo from Nov. 19, 1969, joining astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. on the Moon in the area called the Ocean of Storms. The two would then complete two spacewalks on the lunar surface, deployin...

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55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon

In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar landing mission. Conrad and Bean achieved a pinpoint landing ...


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