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Apollo 14 Command and Service Module

Command and Service Module used during Apollo 14. Apollo 14 Command and Service Module was launched on January 31, 1971 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Feb 1, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-008ANORAD 4900United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Apollo 14 CSM
Common name
Apollo 14 Command and Service Module
Payload designation
Apollo CM-110
Other names
Kitty Hawk
International designator
1971-008A
NORAD catalog number
4900
GCAT identifier
S04900
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.230

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Apollo II
Owner
MSC
Country
United States
Builder
North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Platform (bus)
CM

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
Docked with another object
Status date
February 1, 1971
Last known active
Feb 9, 1971
End of operations
Feb 9, 1971

Size

Mass
5,767 kg
Dry mass
5,656 kg
Total mass with attached objects
29.2 t
Length
3.5 m
Diameter
3.90 m
Span
3.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00347
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
February 3, 1971
Phase outcome
Undocked · February 5, 1971
Destination
Luna

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Feb 1, 1971EarthFeb 3, 1971Escaped to another body, attachedLuna
Feb 5, 1971LunaFeb 6, 1971RenamedLuna
Feb 6, 1971LunaFeb 7, 1971Left orbit around the targetLuna
Feb 7, 1971LunaFeb 7, 1971Escaped to another bodyEarth
Feb 7, 1971EarthFeb 9, 1971LandedPacific

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101387 (CC0).