Titan II GLV | Gemini VI-A

Mission Status

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

Mission Details

Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.

Tipo Missione Human Exploration
Orbita Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 13:37 - 13:37

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.