United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GATV 10
Launched
July 18, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
GATV 10 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 18, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 338th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 589th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 300 × 305 km orbit inclined 28.9°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air ForceGemini
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 12th this yearUnited States Air Force's 338th launch39th this yearhumanity's 589th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDA 1A · NORAD 2348 · 1966-065 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-065A
- Epoch
- 1966-07-18 23:24:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92496277 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004291
- Inclination
- 28.8522°
- Ascending node
- 87.9533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.9401°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.0866°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- TDA 1A · NORAD 2348 · re-entered December 29, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 4th this year · 176th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GATV 10 launch?
GATV 10 launched on July 18, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GATV 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GATV 10?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did GATV 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GATV 10 reach?
It reached a 300 × 305 km orbit inclined 28.9°.
How many satellites did GATV 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GATV 10 part of?
Gemini. About Gemini