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APOLLO 16 LUNAR P/L

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Apollo 16 was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's "J missions", with an extended stay on the lunar surface, a focus on science, and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The landing and exploration were in the Descartes Highlands, a site chosen because some scientists expected it to be an area formed by volcanic action, though this proved not to be the case.

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Launch

Launch date
April 16, 1972 at 05:54 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Apollo 16
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Lunar
Reference body
Lunar

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-031D
NORAD catalog №
6009
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 29, 1972

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 29, 1972
Time in service
43 days
Fate
Mission ended at Lunar.
Final status
Decayed