Status
Success
GATV 5006
Launch Time
Mon Sep 12, 1966 13:05 UTC
Mon Sep 12, 1966 13:05 UTC
Used as the docking target for Gemini 11.
Rocket
Mission Details
GATV 5006
The Agena Target Vehicle (ATV,ədʒiːnə), also known as Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) was an uncrewed spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,260.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-14, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1966
88th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
79th mission
17th mission of 1966
61st successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission