United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GATV 12
Launched
November 11, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
GATV 12 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 11, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 365th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 630th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 252 × 320 km orbit inclined 28.8°. 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
- 37th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 22nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 365th launch66th this yearhumanity's 630th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDA 7A · NORAD 2565 · 1966-103 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-103A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-12 08:22:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9840781 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005157
- Inclination
- 28.7842°
- Ascending node
- 174.6659°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.1927°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.2513°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- TDA 7A · NORAD 2565 · re-entered December 23, 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
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 6th this year · 189th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GATV 12 launch?
GATV 12 launched on November 11, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GATV 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GATV 12?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did GATV 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GATV 12 reach?
It reached a 252 × 320 km orbit inclined 28.8°.
How many satellites did GATV 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GATV 12 part of?
Gemini. About Gemini