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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn IBLaunch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Apollo 7
Launched
October 11, 1968
Summary
Apollo 7 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn IB from Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 11, 1968. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 96th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 888th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Saturn IB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Apollo 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 313 km orbit inclined 31.6°. 3 crew members flew: Wally Schirra, Walter Cunningham and Donn F. Eisele. The spacecraft was Apollo CSM-101 (CSM-101). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Apollo 7 - Launch Cape Canaveral, Florida (October 11, 1968)TheApollo11Channel
- NASA footage of the launch of Apollo 7 the first manned Apollo on a Saturn IB rocketMatthew Travis
- Launch of Apollo 7 (CBS)lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Saturn IB flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 96th launch6th this yearhumanity's 888th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Wally SchirraCommander · NASA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Walter CunninghamLunar Module Pilot · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Donn F. EiseleCommand Module Pilot · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Spacecraft
Apollo CSM-101 (CSM-101)
CSM-101 was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Apollo 7 mission.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 10 days
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apollo 7 · NORAD 3486 · 1968-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-089A
- Epoch
- 1968-10-11 19:17:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02554228 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057882
- Inclination
- 31.6498°
- Ascending node
- 82.4104°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.608°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.0219°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Apollo 7 · NORAD 3486 · landed October 22, 1968
Saturn S-IVB-205 · re-entered October 18, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9th launch from Launch Complex 34, 2nd this year · 223rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
262 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Apollo 7 launch?
Apollo 7 launched on October 11, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apollo 7?
Coverage: Apollo 7 - Launch Cape Canaveral, Florida (October 11, 1968); NASA footage of the launch of Apollo 7 the first manned Apollo on a Saturn IB rocket; Launch of Apollo 7 (CBS). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Apollo 7?
Saturn IB, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn IB spec sheet
Where did Apollo 7 launch from?
Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Apollo 7 reach?
Apollo 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 313 km orbit inclined 31.6°.
Which program is Apollo 7 part of?
Apollo. About Apollo