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Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)

Titan II GLVNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 19
Wednesday, December 15, 1965 · 01:37 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Titan II GLV

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122

Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Mission Brief

Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.

PayloadGemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerGemini
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 19

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.507°N
Longitude
80.554°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

01:37 PM UTC - 01:37 PM UTC

Delay History

1
Dec 15Dec 15Success → Success

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