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Titan II GLV | Gemini III
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Successful

Gemini III (Gemini 3)

Titan II GLV

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Titan II GLV
Mission type
Human Exploration
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Gemini SC3
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 19
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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