Saturn-Apollo 8 (SA-8)

USA

Launch data:

Designation	01385 / 65039B
Launch date	25 May 1965 - 07:35:01 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-37B
Launch vehicle	Saturn 1 (#SA-8)
Spacecraft	Apollo BP-26 CM
Payload	Apollo model 4
Mass (kg)	4600
Earth orbit on Jun 7.4:
- Perigee / Apogee	512 x 736 km
- Eccentricity	0.016
- Inclination	31.74°
- Period	97.04 min

BP-26 contained Pegasus 2 meteroid satellite. Result: Succesfull.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer	NASA
Platform
Mass at launch	4399 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	cone-cylinder
Dimension (m)	9 long - 3.91 dia
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Descent date:	08 Jul 1989
Lifetime:	8810 days

Mission details:

BP-26, a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft launched on a Saturn I test, reentered on Jul 8, 1989.

Ref.: #1, #2, #3(SD1965), #6b, #7(JR20), #206 - update: 3.08.04