MISSION NAME
GATV 12 12
Status
Success
DATE
11 NOV 1966
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 14
Description
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.
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Rocket Description
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.