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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationSaturn IB
Launched 1968-10-11 15:02:45 UTCLaunch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
100th
orbital launch attempt in 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6th
launch this year
Launch Complex 34
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
262 d 16 h
since the pad's previous 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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
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.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
43.2m
Diameter
6.6m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
7,100kN
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