Gemini-1 (1)

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Titan-II (1)

Milestones:

Payload:

Mission Objective:

Demonstrate GLV performance; flight qualify subsystems, Determine exit heating of GLV and spacecraft. Demonstrate structural integrity of GLV and spacecraft; Demonstrate GLV and ground guidance systems performance in achieving proper orbital insertion; Monitor, evaluate GLV switchover circuits.

Secondary Objectives included: Evaluate operational procedures for GLV trajectory and cutoff conditions; Verify orbital insertion by tracking C-band transponder in spacecraft; Demonstrate performance of launch and tracking networks; Provide training for flight controllers and prelaunch and launch crews and facilities.

Launch:

April 8, 1964 11:00:01.69 am EST.

Orbit:

Altitude: 320km x 160.3km

Inclination: xxx degrees

Orbits: 64

Duration: 4 Days, hours, min, seconds

Distance: km

Landing:

April 12, 1964

Mission Highlights:

Successful orbital test of the Titan-II launch vehicle, spacecraft structural integrity and launch vehicle spacecraft compatibility. Unmanned, no plan to recover. Mission terminated after 3 orbits and spacecraft disintegrated 3.5 days after launch). All primary and secondary objectives achieved.

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