Launch Overview
Vehicle
Saturn V
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
SA-503
COSPAR Designator
1968-118
Mission
Apollo 8 (Human Exploration)
Apollo 8 was the first flight of the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle key to human exploration of the moon. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. This Mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Saturn V
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency launches
97 (7 YTD)
Site launches
3 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
3 (2 YTD)
Payloads (32)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-118 | LTA-B | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | S-IU-503/SLA-11A | MSFC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Sextant optics cover | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Telescope optics cover | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU SP | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU PLT | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 1 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 2 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 3 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 4 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo SM-103 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | S-II interstage | MSFC | ||
| 1968-118 | Apollo LES-103 | MSC | ||
| 1968-118 | Saturn S-IC SA503 | MSFC | ||
| 1968-118 | Saturn S-II-3 | MSFC | ||
| 1968-118 | TX-280 | MSFC | ||
| 1968-118 | TX-280 | MSFC | ||
| 1968-118 | S-IU-503/SLA-11A | MSFC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU CDR | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU SP | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo 8 EMU PLT | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 1 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | LTA-B | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 2 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 3 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | SLA panel 4 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118 | Apollo SM-103 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118A | Apollo CM-103 | MSC | US | Track |
| 1968-118A | Apollo CM-103 | MSC | US | |
| 1968-118B | Saturn S-IVB-503N | MSFC | US | Track |
| 1968-118B | Saturn S-IVB-503N | MSFC | US |