Titan II GLV | Gemini III

Mission Status

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

Mission Details

Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission of the Gemini program. Mission Command Pilot Gus Grissom and PilotJohn Young flew 3 orbits in a flight that was the last one to be operated from the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. The mission was considered a success and was the first flight to perform an orbital maneuver. Gemini 3 fired its engines for 1 minute and 14 seconds changing its orbit. The mission lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 02:24 PM - 02:24 PM

Rocket Configuration

Name Titan II GLV
Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Height 33.2 m
Diameter 3.05 m
Maiden Flight 1964-04-08
Success Rate 12/12 (100%)

The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.