RocketSaturn V
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 21, 1968, 12:51
- Launch designation
- 1968-118
- Mission
- Apollo CM-103
- Flight name
- Apollo 8
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-503
- Year
- Launches in 1968
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 179 km
- Initial apogee
- 190 km
- Inclination
- 32.7°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 30.0 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 8 | 1968-118ANORAD 3626 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | Human spaceflight | 5,524 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 23, 1968 |
| LTA-B | 1968-118 | NASA Manned Spacecraft Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.