Status
Success
Gemini 1
Launch Time
Wed Apr 08, 1964 16:00 UTC
Wed Apr 08, 1964 16:00 UTC
The first test flight of Gemini; spacecraft was intentionally destroyed during re-entry.
Rocket
Mission Details
Gemini 1
Gemini 1 was the first unmanned test flight of the Gemini spacecraft in NASA's Gemini program. Its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first manned missions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,187.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-19, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
22nd orbital launch attempt
Titan II
1st mission
1st mission of 1964
1st successful mission