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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini IV
Launched
June 3, 1965 · 15:16 UTC
Summary
Gemini IV (Gemini 4) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 3, 1965 at 15:16 UTC. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 68th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 442nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan II GLV flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 crew members flew: James McDivitt and Ed White. The spacecraft was Gemini SC4 (4). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Gemini 4 EVAlunarmodule5
- Launch of Gemini 4 (CBS audio)lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan II GLV flight · 3rd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 68th launch7th this yearhumanity's 442nd orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
James McDivittCommand Pilot · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Ed WhitePilot · NASA · age 34 · first flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC4 (4)
Gemini SC4 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 4 mission launched on June 3, 1965 and crewed by astronauts James McDivitt (command pilot) and Ed White (pilot).
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 3 days 23 hours
The Gemini spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Gemini IV · NORAD 1390 · landed June 7, 1965
Titan GLV-4 Stage 2 · re-entered June 5, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 4 was the second crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot James A. McDivitt and Pilot Edward H. White II. On the mission, White became the first American to perform a spacewalk. The mission began on June 3, 1965, 15:15:59 UTC and ended on June 7, 1965, 17:12:11 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
4th launch from Launch Complex 19, 3rd this year · 144th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 3, 11:16 AM GMT-4, in daylight
12 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemini IV (Gemini 4) launch?
Gemini IV (Gemini 4) launched on June 3, 1965 at 15:16 UTC.
Where can I watch Gemini IV (Gemini 4)?
Coverage: Gemini 4 EVA; Launch of Gemini 4 (CBS audio). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gemini IV (Gemini 4)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini IV (Gemini 4) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 3, 11:16 AM GMT-4 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Gemini IV (Gemini 4) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a human exploration mission.
Which program is Gemini IV (Gemini 4) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini