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Crew:
James A. Lovell Jr., Commander
Edwin E. Aldrin, Pilot
Backup Crew:
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Eugene A. Cernan
CapCom:
Stuart A. Roosa (Cape)
Charles Conrad Jr. (Houston)
William A. Anders (Houston) |
Mission Objective:
Primary object was rendezvous and docking and to evaluate EVA. Secondary
objective included: Tethered vehicle operation, perform 14 experiments,
rendezvous and dock in 3rd revolution, demonstrate automatic reentry,
perform docked maneuvers, practice docking, conduct system tests and to
park Gemini Agena target vehicle GATV-12 in 555.6 km (300nm) orbit.
Launch:
Nov 11, 1966 3:46:33.419 pm EST.
Orbit:
Altitude: 301.3km (162.7nm)
Inclination: 28.78 degrees
Orbits: 59
Duration: 3 Days, 22 hours, 34 min, 31 seconds
Distance: km
Landing:
Nov 15, 1966. Landed at 24deg 35min North 69deg 57min West. Miss distance
was 4.8km (2.6nm)
Mission Highlights:
EVA time 5 hours, 30 min. All primary objectives and most secondary
objectives were met. Docked maneuvers were canceled due to a propulsion
anomaly during Gemini Agena target vehicle (GATV) insertion. The GATV was
not placed in a 555.6km orbit because its attitude control gas was
depleted by earlier maneuvers.
