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Apollo 7
Human Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Saturn IB
LEOorbit
The Apollo 7 crew was commanded by Walter M. Schirra, with Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham. Their mission was Apollo's 'C' mission, an 11-day Earth-orbital test flight to check out the redesigned Block II Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) with a crew on board.
Friday, October 11, 1968 at 3:02 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#888
NASA Mission
#96
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#223
Designator
1968-089
Launch Window
NET
Oct 11, 1968, 3:02 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Saturn IB Specs
The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.
Length
43.2 m
Diameter
6.61 m
Launch Mass
590 t
Thrust
7,100 kN
LEO Capacity
21,000 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1966
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 21d
Total Launches
10
Successful
9
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Feb 26, 1966
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Oct 11, 1968, 11:02 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12