RocketSaturn V
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 7, 1972, 05:33
- Launch designation
- 1972-096
- Mission
- Apollo CM-114
- Flight name
- Apollo 17
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-512
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 170 km
- Initial apogee
- 178 km
- Inclination
- 28.7°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 48.0 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 17 CSM | 1972-096ANORAD 6300 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 5,844 kg | Docked with another object · Dec 7, 1972 |
| Apollo 17 LM | 1972-096CNORAD 6307 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 4,723 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 7, 1972 |
| LRV-3 | 1972-096 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | — | — | — |
| Apollo 17 ALSEP | 1972-096 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.