<Table> Apollo 17 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Eugene Cernan aboard the Lunar Rover during the first EVA of Apollo 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Manned lunar landing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: 1972 - 096A </Li> <Li> LM: 1972 - 096C </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: 6300 </Li> <Li> LM: 6307 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> 12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes, 59 seconds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Apollo CSM - 114 </Li> <Li> Apollo LM - 12 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: North American Rockwell </Li> <Li> LM: Grumman </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 48,607 kilograms (107,161 lb) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing mass </Th> <Td> 5,500 kilograms (12,120 lb) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Crew </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crew size </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Eugene A. Cernan </Li> <Li> Ronald E. Evans </Li> <Li> Harrison H. Schmitt </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Callsign </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: America </Li> <Li> LM: Challenger </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> EVAs </Th> <Td> 1 in cislunar space Plus 3 on the lunar surface </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> EVA duration </Th> <Td> 1 hour, 5 minutes, 44 seconds Spacewalk to retrieve film cassettes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> December 7, 1972, 05: 33: 00 (1972 - 12 - 07UTC05: 33Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Saturn V SA - 512 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kennedy LC - 39A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> End of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recovered by </Th> <Td> USS Ticonderoga </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing date </Th> <Td> December 19, 1972, 19: 24: 59 (1972 - 12 - 19UTC19: 25: 00Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing site </Th> <Td> South Pacific Ocean 17 ° 53 ′ S 166 ° 07 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 17.88 ° S 166.11 ° W ﻿ / - 17.88; - 166.11 ﻿ (Apollo 17 splashdown) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Selenocentric </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periselene </Th> <Td> 26.9 kilometers (14.5 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aposelene </Th> <Td> 109.3 kilometers (59.0 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> December 11, 4: 04 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar orbiter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft component </Th> <Td> Command / Service Module </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital insertion </Th> <Td> December 10, 1972, 19: 47: 22 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital departure </Th> <Td> December 16, 1972, 23: 35: 09 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbits </Th> <Td> 75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar lander </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft component </Th> <Td> Lunar Module </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing date </Th> <Td> December 11, 1972, 19: 54: 57 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Return launch </Th> <Td> December 14, 1972, 22: 54: 37 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing site </Th> <Td> Taurus--Littrow 20 ° 11 ′ 27" N 30 ° 46 ′ 18" E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.19080 ° N 30.77168 ° E ﻿ / 20.19080; 30.77168 ﻿ (Apollo 17 landing) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sample mass </Th> <Td> 110.52 kilograms (243.7 lb) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface EVAs </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> EVA duration </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 22 hours, 3 minutes, 57 seconds </Li> <Li> First: 7 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds </Li> <Li> Second: 7 hours, 36 minutes, 56 seconds </Li> <Li> Third: 7 hours, 15 minutes, 8 seconds </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar rover </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distance covered </Th> <Td> 35.74 kilometers (22.21 mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Docking with LM </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Docking date </Th> <Td> December 7, 1972, 09: 30: 10 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Undocking date </Th> <Td> December 11, 1972, 17: 20: 56 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Docking with LM Ascent Stage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Docking date </Th> <Td> December 15, 1972, 01: 10: 15 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Undocking date </Th> <Td> December 15, 1972, 04: 51: 31 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Payload </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Scientific Instrument Module </Li> <Li> Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package </Li> <Li> Lunar Roving Vehicle </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> SIM: </Li> <Li> ALSEP: </Li> <Li> LRV: 463 pounds (210 kg) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> </P> Left to right: Schmitt, Cernan (seated), Evans Apollo program ← Apollo 16 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Eugene Cernan aboard the Lunar Rover during the first EVA of Apollo 17 </Td> </Tr>

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