USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D GATV 11

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D GATV 11
Start: 1966-09-12T13:05:02.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 14

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Status

Success

Date

12 SEP 1966

13:05

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) was designed to be launched into Earth orbit prior to a Gemini mission and used for rendezvous and docking practice.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Mission Type

Test Target

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN