Launch Alert | NROL-69
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LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Wed Mar 16 1966
United States Air Force

GATV 8

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Description:

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Test Target
  • The GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) was designed to be launched into Earth orbit prior to a Gemini mission and used for rendezvous and docking practice.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 14