Gemini 3

1965 American crewed space mission. Gemini 3 was launched on March 23, 1965 aboard a Titan II GLV from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 23, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-024ANORAD 1301United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Gemini III
Common name: Gemini 3
Payload designation: Gemini SC3
Other names: GT-3:P
International designator: 1965-024A
NORAD catalog number: 1301
GCAT identifier: S01301
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.102

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 23, 1965 · 14:24 UTC
Launch record: 1965-024Success
Rocket: Titan II GLV
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC19

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 161 km
Apogee: 225 km
Inclination: 32.62°
Status: Landed
Status date: March 23, 1965
Last known active: Mar 23, 1965
End of operations: Mar 23, 1965

Size

Mass: 2,075 kg
Dry mass: 2,075 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 3,127 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 Q682628 (CC0).