LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
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Sat Aug 21 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Gemini V (Gemini 5)

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

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(2:00 PM UTC)

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(2:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(2:00 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

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Rocket Details

Name:

Titan II GLV

Description:

The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.

Titan II GLV rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 19