Apollo 7

First crewed flight of the United States Apollo program. Apollo 7 was launched on October 11, 1968 aboard a Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 22, 1968).

COSPAR 1968-089ANORAD 3486United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Apollo 7
Payload designation: Apollo CM-101
International designator: 1968-089A
NORAD catalog number: 3486
GCAT identifier: S03486
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.200

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Apollo II
Owner: MSC
Country: United States
Builder: North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Platform (bus): CM

Launch

Date: October 11, 1968 · 15:02 UTC
Launch record: 1968-089Success
Rocket: Saturn IB
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC34

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 227 km
Apogee: 302 km
Inclination: 31.65°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 22, 1968
Last known active: Oct 22, 1968
End of operations: Oct 22, 1968

Size

Mass: 5,604 kg
Dry mass: 5,604 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 14.8 t
Length: 3.5 m
Diameter: 3.90 m
Span: 3.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q188486 (CC0).