Apollo 12
second crewed Moon landing
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Summary
Apollo 12 is a human spaceflight[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of human spaceflight entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,965 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4]
- Follows: Apollo 11[5]
- Followed by: Apollo 13[6]
- Manufacturer: North American Aviation[7], Grumman[8]
- Part of: Apollo space program[9]
- Commons category: Apollo 12[10]
- Space launch vehicle: Saturn V[11]
- Type of orbit: lunar orbit[12]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 14, 1969[13]
- UTC date of spacecraft landing: November 24, 1969[14]
- Significant event: rocket launch[15], extra-vehicular activity[16], splashdown[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Apollo 12[18]
- Commons gallery: Apollo 12[19]
- Crew members: Pete Conrad[20], Richard F. Gordon[21], Alan Bean[22]
- Location of landing: Pacific Ocean[23], Statio Cognitum[24]
- Described by source: Retro Space HD[25]
- Orbits completed: 45[26]
- Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[27]
- Official name: Apollo 12[28]
- Vessel: Apollo 12 Command and Service Module[29], Intrepid[30]
- Orbital inclination: 32.54 degree[31]
- Duration: 880,585 seconds[32]
- Mass: 49915.12 kg[33], 5012.3 kg[34]
- Orbital period: 88.16 minutes[35]
Why It Matters
Apollo 12 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]