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N A T I O N A L A E R O N A U T I C S A N D SPACE A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
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........ APOLLO 8 BISSXON: 3 874-72474
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T h i s paper i s not suitoble for general distribution or referencing. I t may be referenced
........... only in other working correspondence and documents by porticipoting orgonizotions.
MANNED SPACECRAFT C E N T ER
HOUSTON.TEXAS
DECEMBER 1968
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APOLLO 8 MISSION
3-DAY REPORT
PREPARED BY
APPROVED BY
George M. Low
Apollo S p a c e c r a f t Program
INTRODUCTION
TRAJECTORY
SYSTEW PERFORMANCE
THERMAL CONTROL
FUEL CELLS
BATTERIES
, CRYOGENICS
COMMUNI CATIONS
INSTRUMENTATICN
CREW PROVISIONS
FLIGHT CREM
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FLIGHT CONTROL
NETWORK
RECOVERY
G . m . t . , hr:min
Event
(December 27)
1 5 :41 F i r s t v i s u a l s i g h t i n g of s p a c e c r a f t by H a w a i i
Rescue 1
15 :43 Radar contact by USS Yorktown
15 :49 F i r s t s i g h t i n g of CM f l a s h i n g l i g h t by Yorktown
15 :51 Landing
16 :48 F l o t a t i o n c o l l a r i n s t a l l e d and i n f l a t e d
17 :20 Astronauts onboard recovery s h i p
18 :18 CM onboard recovery s h i p
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I T i m e , hr:min:sec
Launch phase
O r b i t a l phase
Translunar i n j e c t i o n i g n i t i o n 02:50:36
Translunar i n j e c t i o n c u t o f f 02:55 :42
S-IVB/Command module s e p a r a t i o n 03:20:55
Separation maneuver 1 03:40:00
Separation maneuver 2 04:45 :00
Midcourse c o r r e c t i o n 1 i g n i t i o n 10:59:5 8
Midcourse c o r r e c t i o n 1 c u t o f f 11:00 :01
Midcourse c o r r e c t i o n 2 60:59 :54
Lunar o r b i t i n s e r t i o n 1 i g n i t i o n 69:08:20
Lunar o r b i t i n s e r t i o n 1 c u t o f f 69:12 :27
Lunar o r b i t i n s e r t i o n 2 i g n i t i o n 73:35:06
Lunar o r b i t i n s e r t i o n 2 c u t o f f 73:35 :16
Transearth i n j e c t i o n i g n i t i o n 89:19 :16
Transearth i n j e c t i o n c u t o f f 89 : 2 2 :39
Midcourse c o r r e c t i o n 3 i g n i t i o n 103 :59:53
Midcourse c o r r e c t i o n 3 c u t o f f 104:00:0 7
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Jhent - T i m e , hr:min:sec I
CSM/SM s e p a r a t i o n 146:29 :00
Entry i n t e r f a c e (400 000 ft.) 146:46:13
Begin blackout 146:46:38
End Blackout 146:51: 44
Drogue deployment 146:54:26
Main parachute deployment 146:55 :20
Landing 146:59 :49