Gemini 12

1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. Gemini 12 was launched on November 11, 1966 aboard a Titan II GLV from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Nov 12, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-104ANORAD 2566United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Gemini XII
Common name: Gemini 12
Payload designation: Gemini SC12
Other names: GTA-12:P
International designator: 1966-104A
NORAD catalog number: 2566
GCAT identifier: S02566
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.154

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Gemini
Owner: MSC
Country: United States
Builder: McDonnell Aircraft
Platform (bus): Gemini

Launch

Date: November 11, 1966 · 20:46 UTC
Launch record: 1966-104Success
Rocket: Titan II GLV
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC19

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 252 km
Apogee: 291 km
Inclination: 28.84°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: November 12, 1966
Last known active: Nov 15, 1966
End of operations: Nov 15, 1966

Size

Mass: 2,178 kg
Dry mass: 2,178 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,461 kg
Length: 3.5 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 3.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q259770 (CC0).