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Gemini 11

completedLaunch 1966-081
Launched 9/12/1966LEOService GSat LEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Gemini XI
retired
Human Spaceflight
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/12/1966
Launch ID
1966-081
Launch Profile
Sat LEO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Titan II GLV
Launch Site
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Human Spaceflight 1
Track
Mentions
4
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

NASA launched two spacecraft 1 hour and 37 minutes apart in 1966 with the Gemini 11 crew and its Agena target vehicle.

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Gemini 11 in 1966 reached an apogee of about 1,375 km.

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