TDA-6 (GATV11)

USA

Target for Gemini 11

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 02414 / 66080A
Launch date - time 12 Sep 1966 - 13:05:02 UT
Launch site CC, LC14
Launch vehicle  Atlas SLV-3 Agena D (#5306-#D5006)
Earth orbit on Sep 12.6:
   - Perigee / Apogee 298 x 298 km
   - Eccentricity 0
   - Inclination 28.83°
   - Period 90.35 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  NASA
Mass at launch  3265 kg (3175 kg-Ref206)
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  cylinder
Dimensions  7.92 long - 1.52 dia

Decay:

Descent date:  30 Dec 1966 - 7:26 UT
Lifetime: 108.76 days

Astrophilately covers:

Agena 11 launch cover

Launch cancel Cape Canaveral

Ref.: #1, #3(SD1966), #6a, #7, #206 - update: 12.01.18 Home