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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationTitan II GLV
Launched 1965-08-21 14:00 UTCLaunch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
76th
orbital launch attempt in 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10th
launch this year
Launch Complex 19
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
78 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Gemini 5 was the third crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. and Pilot Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. The mission began on August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC and ended on August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
33.2m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
3,850kg
Liftoff thrust
1,913kN
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