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Antares

Lunar module used during Apollo 14. Antares was launched on January 31, 1971 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 1, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-008CNORAD 4905United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo 14 LM
Common name
Antares
Payload designation
LM 8 AS
Other names
Antares
International designator
1971-008C
NORAD catalog number
4905
GCAT identifier
S04905
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.230

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
LM AS
Owner
MSC
Country
United States
Builder
Grummann Aerospace Corporation
Platform (bus)
LM AS

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)
CLO
Perigee
220 km
Apogee
454,981 km
Inclination
31.00°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
February 1, 1971
Last known active
Feb 6, 1971
End of operations
Feb 6, 1971

Size

Mass
4,890 kg
Dry mass
2,407 kg
Total mass with attached objects
15.3 t
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
4.30 m
Span
3.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00348
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
February 3, 1971
Phase outcome
Entered orbit around the target · February 4, 1971
Destination
Luna

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Feb 1, 1971EarthFeb 3, 1971Escaped to another bodyLuna
Feb 4, 1971LunaFeb 5, 1971LandedLuna
Feb 5, 1971LunaFeb 6, 1971Lifted off from another worldD01060

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
LunaAscent vehicleLanded and operatedFeb 5, 1971—-3.65, -17.47

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101389 (CC0).