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Launch · COSPAR 1968-118 · 21 Dec 1968

APOLLO 8

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
APOLLO 836261968-118ADecayedHEO215 / 544,356 km30.71°27 Dec 1968—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SATURN 5 R/B36271968-118BInactiveOTHER——on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1968-118
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
21 Dec 1968
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY8F5BSMS3A2AKKVMWH

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1968-118; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

APOLLO 8 — Launch 1968-118, 21 Dec 1968 | SatelliteIndex