United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GATV 11
Launched
September 12, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
GATV 11 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 12, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 348th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 31st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 16th this yearUnited States Air Force's 348th launch49th this yearhumanity's 605th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- TDA 6 · NORAD 2414 · re-entered December 30, 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
19th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 5th this year · 182nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GATV 11 launch?
GATV 11 launched on September 12, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GATV 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GATV 11?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did GATV 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GATV 11 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test target mission.
How many satellites did GATV 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GATV 11 part of?
Gemini. About Gemini