Apollo 8 Ascent Phase
Event |
GET (hhh:mm:ss) |
Altitude (n mi) |
Range (n mi) |
Earth Fixed Velocity (ft/sec) |
Space Fixed Velocity (ft/sec) |
Event Duration (sec) |
Geocentric Latitude (deg N) |
Longitude (deg E) |
Space Fixed Flight Path Angle (deg) |
Space Fixed Heading Angle (E of N) |
Liftoff |
000:00:00.67 |
0.032 |
0.000 |
2.2 |
1,340.7 |
|
28.4470 |
-80.6041 |
0.00 |
90.00 |
Mach 1 achieved |
000:01:01.45 |
3.971 |
1.297 |
1,076.3 |
2,078.4 |
|
28.4526 |
-80.5805 |
26.79 |
85.21 |
Maximum dynamic pressure |
000:01:18.9 |
7.252 |
3.545 |
1,735.4 |
2,754.7 |
|
28.4645 |
-80.5398 |
29.56 |
82.43 |
S-IC center engine cutoff* |
000:02:05.93 |
22.398 |
22.704 |
5,060.1 |
6,213.78 |
132.52 |
28.5581 |
-80.1934 |
24.527 |
76.572 |
S-IC outboard engine cutoff |
000:02:33.82 |
35.503 |
48.306 |
7,698.0 |
8,899.77 |
160.41 |
28.6856 |
-79.7302 |
20.699 |
75.387 |
S-IC/S-II separation* |
000:02:34.47 |
35.838 |
49.048 |
7,727.36 |
8,930.15 |
|
28.6893 |
-79.7168 |
20.605 |
75.384 |
S-II engine cutoff |
000:08:44.04 |
103.424 |
812.267 |
21,055.6 |
22,379.1 |
367.85 |
31.5492 |
-65.3897 |
0.646 |
81.777 |
S-II/S-IVB separation* |
000:08:44.90 |
103.460 |
815.159 |
21,068.14 |
22,391.60 |
|
31.5565 |
-65.3338 |
0.636 |
81.807 |
S-IVB 1st burn cutoff |
000:11:24.98 |
103.324 |
1,391.631 |
24,238.3 |
25,562.43 |
156.69 |
32.4541 |
-54.0565 |
-0.001 |
88.098 |
Earth orbit insertion |
000:11:34.98 |
103.326 |
1,430.363 |
24,242.9 |
25,567.06 |
|
32.4741 |
-53.2923 |
0.0006 |
88.532 |
*Only the commanded time is available for this event.