Apollo 7

Apollo 7 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo II program.

Mission imagery

The mission

Apollo 7 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Apollo II program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1968-089; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.

Launch profile

The launch

Launch: 11 October 1968, 15:02:45 UTC
Launch location: Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
Launch vehicle: Saturn IB
Orbit: Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)

Trajectory

Mission timeline

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Mission outcome

Mission ended — Completed or retired

Operations concluded · 22 October 1968

Historical mission record

GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.

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Hardware

Spacecraft

Spaceflight element

Apollo 7

GCAT program: Apollo II.

GCAT ID: S03486
Manufacturer: North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey
Launch mass: 5,604 kg
Dimensions: 3.5 m long · 3.9 m diameter · 3.9 m span

Visual archive

Gallery

7 images from Apollo 7.

AS07-03-1531 (11 Oct. 1968) --- The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers. This photograph was taken over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo 7's second revolution of Earth. The round, white — NASA/JSC · Reusable with attributionSource ↗

Crew portrait — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

Mission control — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

On pad — National Aeronautics and Space Administration. — Apex Andromeda collection · Owned asset — production use authorized by rights holder

Verification

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