NASA Titan II GLV Gemini XI (Gemini 11)
Titan II GLV
Status
Success
Date
12 SEP 1966
14:42
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 19
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Gemini 11 was the ninth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. and Pulot Richard F. Gordon, Jr. The crew performed a direct-ascent rendezvous with the Agena Target Vehicle on the first orbit and used the Agena rocket engine to put the combined craft in a higher orbit. Astronauts also performed two EVAs and conducted various scientific experiments. The mission started on September 12, 1966, 14:42:26 UTC and, having performed the first totally automatic, computer-controlled reentry, it ended on September 15, 1966, 13:59:35 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