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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini IX-A
Launched
June 3, 1966
Summary
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 3, 1966. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 80th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 571st orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Titan II GLV flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gemini IX-A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 295 × 302 km orbit inclined 28.9°. 2 crew members flew: Thomas P. Stafford and Gene Cernan. The spacecraft was Gemini SC9 (9). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of Gemini 9 (CBS)lunarmodule5
- Gemini 9 Launch Part 5lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Titan II GLV flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 80th launch6th this yearhumanity's 571st orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Thomas P. StaffordCommand Pilot · NASA · age 35 · 2nd flight
Gene CernanPilot · NASA · age 32 · first flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC9 (9)
Gemini SC9 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 9 mission launched on June 3, 1966 and crewed by astronauts James A. Lovell, Jr. (command pilot) and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (pilot).
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 3 days
The Gemini spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gemini IX-A · NORAD 2191 · 1966-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-047A
- Epoch
- 1966-06-04 07:24:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94000441 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005004
- Inclination
- 28.8647°
- Ascending node
- 297.0966°
- Arg. of perigee
- 127.0197°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.0343°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Gemini IX-A · NORAD 2191 · landed June 6, 1966
Titan GLV-9 Stage 2 · re-entered June 4, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Thomas P. Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan. The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Docking Target Adapter, but were unable to dock due to docking target's fairing which failed to deploy. The mission started on June 3, 1966, 13:39:33 UTC and ended on June 6, 1966, 14:00:23 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
9th launch from Launch Complex 19, 2nd this year · 171st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) launch?
Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) launched on June 3, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)?
Coverage: Launch of Gemini 9 (CBS); Gemini 9 Launch Part 5. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) reach?
Gemini IX-A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 295 × 302 km orbit inclined 28.9°.
Which program is Gemini IX-A (Gemini 9A) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini