Intrepid

Lunar module used during Apollo 12. Intrepid was launched on November 14, 1969 aboard a Saturn V from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 15, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-099CNORAD 4246United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Apollo 12 LM
Common name: Intrepid
Payload designation: LM 6 AS
Other names: Intrepid
International designator: 1969-099C
NORAD catalog number: 4246
GCAT identifier: S04246
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.220

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: November 14, 1969 · 16:22 UTC
Launch record: 1969-099Success
Rocket: Saturn V
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 215 km
Apogee: 409,386 km
Inclination: 30.36°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 15, 1969
Last known active: Nov 20, 1969
End of operations: Nov 20, 1969

Size

Mass: 4,876 kg
Dry mass: 2,466 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 15.2 t
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 4.30 m
Span: 3.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00293
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: November 17, 1969
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · November 18, 1969
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 15, 1969	Earth	Nov 17, 1969	Escaped to another body	Luna
Nov 18, 1969	Luna	Nov 19, 1969	Landed	Luna
Nov 19, 1969	Luna	Nov 20, 1969	Lifted off from another world	D01055

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Luna	Ascent vehicle	Landed and operated	Nov 19, 1969	—	-3.01, -23.42

Launched together

Apollo 12 Command and Service ModuleHuman spaceflight · MSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28101415 (CC0).