Saturn V | Apollo 8
Launch information
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Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 8’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Dec. 21, 1968, 12:51 p.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Apollo 8 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Rocket |
Saturn V |
Location |
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA |
Pad |
Launch Complex 39A |
Type |
Human Exploration |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Saturn V | Apollo 8’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#918
To this date
Location Launch
#3
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#97
To this date
Orbital Launch
#130
Year 1968
Location Launch
#2
Year 1968
Pad Launch
#2
Year 1968
Agency Launch
#7
Year 1968
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