August 21, 1965 2:00 pm

Gemini V (Gemini 5)

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Titan II

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:00 UTC
Window Close 14:00 UTC
Lift Off Aug 21, 1965 · 14:00 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 19
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload Gemini V (Gemini 5)
Rocket Titan II
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 19
Launch Overview
Window Open 14:00 UTC
Window Close 14:00 UTC
Lift Off Aug 21, 1965 · 14:00 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 19
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload Gemini V (Gemini 5)
Rocket Titan II
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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