![[AUTO] Titan II - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Ftitan2520ii_image_20190222030027.jpeg&w=1600)
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini VI-A
Launched
December 15, 1965
Summary
Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 15, 1965. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 74th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 508th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan II GLV flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 crew members flew: Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford. The spacecraft was Gemini SC6 (6). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Titan II GLV flight · 6th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 74th launch13th this yearhumanity's 508th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Wally SchirraCommand Pilot · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Thomas P. StaffordPilot · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC6 (6)
Gemini SC6 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 6 mission launched on December 15, 1965 and crewed by astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (command pilot) and Thomas P. Stafford (pilot).
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 1 day 1 hour
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 VI-A · NORAD 1839 · landed December 16, 1965
Titan GLV-6 Stage 2 · re-entered December 16, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford. The mission achieved the first crewed rendezvous with the Gemini 7 spacecraft. The mission began on December 15, 1965, 13:37:26 UTC and ended on December 16, 1965, 15:28:50 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
7th launch from Launch Complex 19, 6th this year · 157th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) launch?
Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) launched on December 15, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a human exploration mission.
Which program is Gemini VI-A (Gemini 6A) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini