Titan II GLV | Gemini IX-A

Mission Status

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

Mission Details

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.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 01:39 PM - 01:39 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.