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Gemini SC5

Titan II GLV launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 21, 1965, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 1965 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1965-068Launch no. 471 in the log
RocketTitan II GLV
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC19
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 21, 1965, 14:00
Launch designation
1965-068
Mission
Gemini SC5
Flight name
Gemini 5
Vehicle flight ID
GLV-5

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
338 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.3 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gemini V1965-068ANORAD 1516NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterHuman spaceflight2,147 kgLanded · Aug 29, 1965
REP1965-068CNORAD 1518NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterTechnology35 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 27, 1965

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