United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GATV 6
Launched
October 25, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
GATV 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 25, 1965. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 290th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 488th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- 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
- 14th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 290th launch59th this yearhumanity's 488th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
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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
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 1st this year · 154th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GATV 6 launch?
GATV 6 launched on October 25, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GATV 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GATV 6?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did GATV 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GATV 6 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test target mission.
Which program is GATV 6 part of?
Gemini. About Gemini