Apollo 7, NASA's first crewed Apollo mission, with Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham. Saturn IB from Cape Kennedy LC-34 on 11 October 1968 flew an 11-day Earth-orbit checkout of the Command/Service Module—first U.S. crewed flight since the Apollo 1 fire.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 14.8 T
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 7 Saturn IB flights
- Date and time
- 11 October 1968, 15:02 UTC
- Rocket
- Saturn IB
- Builder
- Chrysler / Douglas
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 1968-089
- Launches in 1968
- 97th of 128
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