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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini X
Launched
July 18, 1966
Summary
Gemini X (Gemini 10) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 18, 1966. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 82nd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 590th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Titan II GLV flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gemini X, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 269 km orbit inclined 28.9°. 2 crew members flew: John Young and Michael Collins. The spacecraft was Gemini SC10 (10). 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of Gemini 10 (NBC)lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Titan II GLV flight · 3rd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 82nd launch8th this yearhumanity's 590th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
John YoungCommand Pilot · NASA · age 35 · 2nd flight
Michael CollinsPilot · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC10 (10)
Gemini SC10 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 10 mission launched on July 18, 1966 and crewed by astronauts John W. Young (command pilot) and Michael Collins (pilot).
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 2 days 22 hours
- Docked July 19, 1966 at Agena Target Vehicle
The Gemini spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gemini X · NORAD 2349 · 1966-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-066A
- Epoch
- 1966-07-19 00:56:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22892903 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0075361
- Inclination
- 28.8642°
- Ascending node
- 87.5083°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.3782°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.4205°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components
- Gemini X · NORAD 2349 · docked July 19, 1966
Titan GLV-10 Stage 2 · re-entered July 20, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 10 was the eighth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot John W. Young and Pilot Michael Collins. Gemini 10 achieved the objectives planned for the last two missions - rendezvous and docking with Agena target vehicle, and EVA. The mission started on July 18, 1966, 22:20:26 UTC and ended on July 21, 1966, 21:07:05 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
10th launch from Launch Complex 19, 3rd this year · 177th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemini X (Gemini 10) launch?
Gemini X (Gemini 10) launched on July 18, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gemini X (Gemini 10)?
Coverage: Launch of Gemini 10 (NBC). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gemini X (Gemini 10)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini X (Gemini 10) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Gemini X (Gemini 10) reach?
Gemini X, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 269 km orbit inclined 28.9°.
Which program is Gemini X (Gemini 10) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini