RocketSaturn IB
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 22, 1968, 22:48
- Launch designation
- 1968-007
- Mission
- Apollo 5
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-204
- Year
- Launches in 1968
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 182 km
- Initial apogee
- 222 km
- Inclination
- 31.8°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 14.7 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 5 LM | 1968-007ANORAD 3106 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 4,705 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 23, 1968 |
| Apollo 5 LM Descent Stage | 1968-007BNORAD 3107 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 9,592 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 12, 1968 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.