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Apollo CM-101

Saturn IB launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 11, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 11, 1968 · 15:02 UTCLaunch 1968-089Launch no. 889 in the log
RocketSaturn IB
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC34
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 11, 1968, 15:02
Launch designation
1968-089
Mission
Apollo CM-101
Flight name
Apollo 7
Vehicle flight ID
SA-205

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
227 km
Initial apogee
284 km
Inclination
31.6°
Payload mass to orbit
14.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Apollo 71968-089ANORAD 3486NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterHuman spaceflight5,604 kgLanded · Oct 22, 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.