Titan II GLV | Gemini V

Mission Status

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

Mission Details

Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 02:00 PM - 02:00 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.