Launch Overview
Vehicle
Saturn V
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
SA-511
COSPAR Designator
1972-031
Mission
Apollo 16 (Human Exploration)
Apollo 16 was the 10th crewed launch of the Apollo program. The craft was crewed by Commander John Young, Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly & Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. The mission duration was 11 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes & 5 seconds during which time Young and Duke spent 71 hours on the surface of the Moon spending a total of 20 hours and 14 minutes on moonwalks while Mattingly spend 126 hours or 64 orbits in lunar orbit. While conducting moonwalks, Young and Duke collected 95.8Kg of lunar samples. During return trip to Earth Mattingly performed an EVA to collect film cassettes from the exterior of the service module.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Saturn V
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency launches
114 (1 YTD)
Site launches
11 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
10 (1 YTD)
Payloads (50)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-031 | LRV-2 | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | ALSEP D | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Sextant optics cover | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Telescope optics cover | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | S-IU-511 | MSFC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SIM Bay Cover | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | LM 11 DS | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A16 EMU CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A16 EMU LMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A7L PLSS CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A7L PLSS LMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Mass spectrometer boom | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A16 EMU CMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Jettison bag | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Apollo SM-113 | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Saturn S-IC SA511 | MSFC | ||
| 1972-031 | S-II interstage | MSFC | ||
| 1972-031 | Apollo LES-113 | MSC | ||
| 1972-031 | Saturn S-II-11 | MSFC | ||
| 1972-031 | TX-280 | MSFC | ||
| 1972-031 | TX-280 | MSFC | ||
| 1972-031 | S-IU-511 | MSFC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SLA | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | SIM Bay Cover | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | LM 11 DS | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Apollo 16 EMU CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Apollo 16 EMU LMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A7L PLSS CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | A7L PLSS LMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | LRV-2 | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | ALSEP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Mass spectrometer boom | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Apollo 16 EMU LMP | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Jettison bag | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031 | Apollo SM-113 | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031A | Apollo CM-113 | MSC | US | Track |
| 1972-031A | Apollo CM-113 | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031B | Saturn S-IVB-511 | MSFC | US | Track |
| 1972-031B | Saturn S-IVB-511 | MSFC | US | |
| 1972-031C | LM 11 AS | MSC | US | Track |
| 1972-031C | LM 11 AS | MSC | US | |
| 1972-031D | P&FS-2 | MSC | US | Track |
| 1972-031D | Apollo 16 Subsatellite | MSC | US |