REP 1

USA

Rendezvous Evaluation Pod

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	01518 / 65068C
Launch date - time	21 Aug 1965 - 14:00:00 UT
Launch site	CC, LC19
Launch vehicle	Titan 2 GLV (#GT-5)
Earth orbit on Aug 23.2:
- Perigee / Apogee	168 x 314 km
- Eccentricity	0.011
- Inclination	32.58°
- Period	89.18 min

Rendez vous cancelled with Gemini 5

Gemini 5

Artist concept of Rendezvous Evaluation Pod in orbit with Gemini spacecraft - Credit: NASA.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Mass at launch	39.49 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Rectangular box
Dimension	0.6 long - 0.3 dia - 0.3 high

Decay:

Descent date:	27 Aug 1965 - 6:57 UT
Lifetime:	5.71 days

Mission details:

Radar Evaluation Pod ejected from Gemini 5 about 1965 Aug 21.66.

Ref.: #1, #3(SD1965), #7, #206 - update: 28.09.04