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Gemini-1 (1)
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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