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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTitan II GLVLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Gemini XII
Launched
November 11, 1966 · 20:46 UTC
Summary
Gemini XII (Gemini 12) launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Titan II GLV from Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 11, 1966 at 20:46 UTC. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 86th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Titan II GLV flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Gemini XII, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 320 km orbit inclined 28.8°. 2 crew members flew: Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell. The spacecraft was Gemini SC12 (12). 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- GEMINI XII - COLOUR - SOUNDBritish Movietone
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Titan II GLV flight · 5th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 86th launch12th this yearhumanity's 631st orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Buzz AldrinPilot · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Jim LovellCommand Pilot · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Gemini SC12 (12)
Gemini SC12 is the Gemini capsule used for the Gemini 12 mission launched on November 11, 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 22 hours
- Docked November 12, 1966 at Agena Target Vehicle
The Gemini spacecraft safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gemini XII · NORAD 2566 · 1966-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-104A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-12 08:22:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9840781 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005157
- Inclination
- 28.7842°
- Ascending node
- 174.6659°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.1927°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.2513°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- 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
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 components
- Gemini XII · NORAD 2566 · docked November 12, 1966
Titan GLV-12 Stage 2 · re-entered November 12, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gemini 12 was the tenth and final crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. It was commanded by Command Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. and Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. The crew performed three EVAs, redezvoused and docked with an Agena target vehicle, and performed various scientific experiments. The mission started on November 11, 1966, 20:46:33 UTC and ended on November 15, 1966, 19:21:04 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Launch Complex 19, 5th this year · 190th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 11, 3:46 PM GMT-5, in daylight
12 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Gemini XII (Gemini 12) launch?
Gemini XII (Gemini 12) launched on November 11, 1966 at 20:46 UTC.
Where can I watch Gemini XII (Gemini 12)?
Coverage: GEMINI XII - COLOUR - SOUND. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gemini XII (Gemini 12)?
Titan II GLV, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Titan II GLV spec sheet
Where did Gemini XII (Gemini 12) launch from?
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 11, 3:46 PM GMT-5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Gemini XII (Gemini 12) reach?
Gemini XII, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 320 km orbit inclined 28.8°.
Which program is Gemini XII (Gemini 12) part of?
Gemini. About Gemini