NASA Titan II GLV Gemini III (Gemini 3)
Titan II GLV
Status
Success
Date
23 MAR 1965
14:24
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Gemini 3 was the first crewed mission of the Gemini program. Mission Command Pilot Gus Grissom and PilotJohn Young flew 3 orbits in a flight that was the last one to be operated from the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. The mission was considered a success and was the first flight to perform an orbital maneuver. Gemini 3 fired its engines for 1 minute and 14 seconds changing its orbit. The mission lasted 4 hours and 52 minutes.
Rocket
Titan II GLV
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
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.
Height
33.2 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
154 T
Thrust
1,913 kN