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ALSEP C
ALSEP C was launched on January 31, 1971 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Feb 5, 1971).
COSPAR 1971-008GCAT D00354United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ALSEP C
- Payload designation
- ALSEP
- International designator
- 1971-008
- GCAT identifier
- D00354
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- MSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Bendix Systems Div.
- Platform (bus)
- ALSEP
Launch
- Date
- January 31, 1971 · 21:03 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-008Success
- Rocket
- Saturn V
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- Luna
- Status
- Landed attached to another object
- Status date
- February 5, 1971
Size
- Mass
- 116 kg
- Dry mass
- 116 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00354
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- February 3, 1971
- Phase outcome
- Landed attached to another object · February 5, 1971
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1971 | Earth | Feb 3, 1971 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Feb 5, 1971 | Luna | Feb 5, 1971 | Deployed | Luna |
| Feb 5, 1971 | Luna | Sep 30, 1977 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Feb 4, 1971 | — | -8.18, -26.03 |
| Luna | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | Fra Mauro Base | -3.65, -17.47 |
| Luna | Spacesuit with crew member | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.65, -17.47 |
| Luna | Spacesuit with crew member | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.65, -17.47 |
| Luna | Secondary component | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.65, -17.47 |
| Luna | Secondary component | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.65, -17.47 |
| Luna | Secondary component | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.64, -17.48 |
| Luna | Secondary component | Landed and operated | Feb 5, 1971 | — | -3.65, -17.47 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).