Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | GATV 12

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D — Atlas family

Mission

The GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) was designed to be launched into Earth orbit prior to a Gemini mission and used for rendezvous and docking practice.

• Type: Test Target
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 14
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Program

• Gemini — Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966. (Wikipedia)