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APOLLO 8

NORAD 3626 · Payload · Reentered 1968-12-27

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Launched
1968-12-21 · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Space station mission
Mass
5,524 kg
Size
3.5 × 3.9 m
Perigee × Apogee
215 × 544,356 km
Inclination
30.7°
Period
24398.5 min
Eccentricity
0.9700
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).