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Gemini SC1

Titan II GLV launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 8, 1964, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 8, 1964 · 16:00 UTCLaunch 1964-018Launch no. 317 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC19
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 8, 1964, 16:00
Launch designation
1964-018
Mission
Gemini SC1
Flight name
Gemini 1
Vehicle flight ID
GLV-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
309 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gemini I1964-018ANORAD 782NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterHuman spaceflight2,188 kgReentered attached to another object · Apr 12, 1964

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.