<Table> Apollo 8 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Earthrise, taken from Apollo 8 by William Anders on December 24, 1968 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Crewed Lunar orbiter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> 1968 - 118A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> 3626 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> 6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Apollo CSM - 103 </Li> <Li> Apollo LTA - B </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> North American Rockwell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CSM: 28,870 kilograms (63,650 lb) </Li> <Li> CM: 5,621 kilograms (12,392 lb) </Li> <Li> SM: 23,250 kilograms (51,258 lb) </Li> <Li> LTA: 9,000 kilograms (19,900 lb) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing mass </Th> <Td> 4,979 kilograms (10,977 lb) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Crew </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Crew size </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Frank F. Borman, II </Li> <Li> James A. Lovell, Jr . </Li> <Li> William A. Anders </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Callsign </Th> <Td> Apollo 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> December 21, 1968, 12: 51: 00 (1968 - 12 - 21UTC12: 51Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Saturn V SA - 503 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kennedy LC - 39A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> End of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recovered by </Th> <Td> USS Yorktown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing date </Th> <Td> December 27, 1968, 15: 51: 42 (1968 - 12 - 27UTC15: 51: 43Z) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Landing site </Th> <Td> North Pacific Ocean 8 ° 8 ′ N 165 ° 1 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 8.133 ° N 165.017 ° W ﻿ / 8.133; - 165.017 ﻿ (Apollo 8 landing) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Perigee </Th> <Td> 184.40 kilometers (99.57 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apogee </Th> <Td> 185.18 kilometers (99.99 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inclination </Th> <Td> 32.15 degrees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 88.19 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> December 21, 1968, ~ 13: 02 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revolution no . </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lunar orbiter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spacecraft component </Th> <Td> CSM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital insertion </Th> <Td> December 24, 1968, 9: 59: 20 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbital departure </Th> <Td> December 25, 1968, 6: 10: 17 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orbits </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Orbit parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periselene </Th> <Td> 110.6 kilometers (59.7 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aposelene </Th> <Td> 112.4 kilometers (60.7 nmi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inclination </Th> <Td> 12 degrees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> </P> Left to right: Lovell, Anders, Borman Apollo program ← Apollo 7 Apollo 9 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Earthrise, taken from Apollo 8 by William Anders on December 24, 1968 . </Td> </Tr>

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