ðɪ ˈɛsˈɪvb, wɪððə tˈɛst ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɐtˈætʃt, pˈoʊzd nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ hˈæzɚd tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt, pˈæsɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹbɪt ʌvðə mˈuːn ænd ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈoʊlɚɹ ˈɔːɹbɪt wɪð ɐn ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən ʌv twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən dᵻɡɹˈiːz fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːθz ɪkwɐtˈoːɹɪəl plˈeɪn, ænd ɐn ˈɔːɹbɪɾəl pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.ˈeɪɾi dˈeɪz.
The S-IVB, with the test article attached, posed no further hazard to Apollo8, passing the orbit of the Moon and going into a  solar orbit with an inclination of 23.47° from the Earth's equatorial plane, and an orbital period of 340.80 days.