Mission Parameters
- Mass: CSM Odyssey 63,470 pounds (28,790 kg); LM Aquarius 33,490 pounds (15,190 kg)
- Perigee: 181.5 kilometres (98.0 nmi)
- Apogee (parking orbit): 185.6 kilometres (100.2 nmi)
- Inclination (Earth departure): 33.5°
- Period: 88.07 min
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