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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini V
Launched
August 21, 1965
Summary
Gemini V (Gemini 5) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 21, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 71st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 469th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan II GLV flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gemini V, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 346 km orbit inclined 32.6°. 2 crew members flew: Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad. The spacecraft was Gemini SC5 (5). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Gemini 5Thomas Potter
- Launch of Gemini 5 (CBS audio)lunarmodule5
- Gemini 5 Launch 8mm Footagelunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Titan II GLV flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 71st launch10th this yearhumanity's 469th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Gordon CooperCommand Pilot · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Pete ConradPilot · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC5 (5)
Gemini SC5 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 5 mission launched on August 21, 1965 and crewed by astronauts L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. (command pilot) and Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. (pilot).
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 7 days 22 hours
The Gemini spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gemini V · NORAD 1516 · 1965-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-068A
- Epoch
- 1965-08-21 15:17:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07419303 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127401
- Inclination
- 32.5903°
- Ascending node
- 41.9032°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.0112°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.3375°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Gemini V · NORAD 1516 · landed August 29, 1965
- REP · NORAD 1518 · re-entered August 27, 1965
Titan GLV-5 Stage 2 · re-entered August 24, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Launch Complex 19, 4th this year · 151st 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 V (Gemini 5) launch?
Gemini V (Gemini 5) launched on August 21, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gemini V (Gemini 5)?
Coverage: Gemini 5; Launch of Gemini 5 (CBS audio); Gemini 5 Launch 8mm Footage. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gemini V (Gemini 5)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini V (Gemini 5) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Gemini V (Gemini 5) reach?
Gemini V, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 346 km orbit inclined 32.6°.
How many satellites did Gemini V (Gemini 5) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Gemini V (Gemini 5) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini