Apollo 16 S-IVB impact stage

Spent stage impacted the Moon; LROC later refined impact location.

Coordinates

1.921, -24.62299999999999 (positive-east)

Era

A (1959-1976)

Parent mission

Apollo 16

Role

Saturn V S-IVB impactor

Operator

NASA

Nation

USA

Launched (UTC)

1972-04-16 17:54:00

Reached Moon (UTC)

1972-04-19

Event type

impactor

Outcome

success

Site

S-IVB impact site

Coordinate note

Refined by LROC; differs from Apollo-era prediction.

Left on surface

S-IVB impact debris

Returned material

none

Current status

crashed/on lunar surface

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Primary source