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Titan II GLV | Gemini IX-A

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 19 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)
Type
Human Exploration
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target's fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Titan II GLV
Family
Titan
Variant
GLV
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type
Government
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 19
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York