Gemini 8 Target

Gemini 8 Target was launched on March 16, 1966 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Sep 15, 1967).

COSPAR 1966-019ANORAD 2104United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: TDA 3
Common name: Gemini 8 Target
International designator: 1966-019A
NORAD catalog number: 2104
GCAT identifier: S02104
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.135

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 16, 1966 · 15:00 UTC
Launch record: 1966-019Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC14

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 382 km
Apogee: 392 km
Inclination: 28.87°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: September 15, 1967
Last known active: Mar 25, 1966
End of operations: Mar 25, 1966

Size

Mass: 528 kg
Dry mass: 528 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 3,228 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q26670492 (CC0).