NASA Titan II GLV Gemini VII (Gemini 7)
Titan II GLV
Status
Success
Date
4 DEC 1965
19:30
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Gemini 7 was the fourth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilor Frank F. Borman, II and Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. The crew spent nearly 14 days in space, and their spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by Gemini 6A. The mission began on December 4, 1965, 19:30:03 UTC and ended on December 18, 1965, 14:05:04 UTC.
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