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Titan II GLV | Gemini I
United States Air ForceLaunch Successful

Gemini I

Titan II GLV

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first crewed missions.

Launch vehicle
Titan II GLV
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Gemini SC1
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 19
Provider
United States Air Force
Programs
Gemini

The vehicle

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Titan II GLV
Launch vehicle

Titan II GLV

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
Stages
2
Recorded launches
12
First flight
1964-04-08

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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