United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GATV 8
Launched
March 16, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
GATV 8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 16, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 309th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 538th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 3rd 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
- 18th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 309th launch10th this yearhumanity's 538th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- TDA 3 · NORAD 2104 · re-entered September 15, 1967
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
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 1st this year · 163rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
142 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GATV 8 launch?
GATV 8 launched on March 16, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GATV 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GATV 8?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did GATV 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was GATV 8 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test target mission.
How many satellites did GATV 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GATV 8 part of?
Gemini. About Gemini