RE: Apollo 16 Saturn 4B tles guess

From: j smith (zeus001002@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 14:24:50 EDT

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    About the impact on the Moon, more data from the previously  referenced report...
    
    The Apollo 12, 14, 15 sites picked up the impact on their seismic recorders at GMT 19, April, 1972 from 21:02:32 to 21:04:30.  The derived  impact site from these data was 2.1 deg lat, -24.3 deg longitutde at 21:02:02 GMT.
    
    Tracking data for the impactor  was only available up to range time 27hr:09min:59sec.  
    
    Impact time was 75hr:08min:02sec range time.
    
    Stage mass   13973 kg
    Velocity relative to moon surface    2655 m/sec
    Impact angle measured from moon vertical    16.6 deg
    Incoming heading angle measured from moon north to west    104.7 deg
    
    
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