<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>
<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>
how long did it take apollo 8 to orbit the moon
how long did it take apollo 8 to orbit the moon
88.19 minutes
88.19 minutes