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Gemini 4
1965-043A
Gemini IV saw the first American spacewalk, by pilot Ed White.
Immediately after orbit insertion, the astronauts attempted to rendezvous with the Titan second stage, but this experiment was abandoned after a few minutes when too much OAMS fuel was consumed.
The cabin was depressurized at 1933, with the hatch open at 1934. White stood up in the hatch at 1936, and left the spacecraft at 1946, attached by an umbilical. He used a gas gun to move around in space, and returned to the cabin at 2006. The hatch was closed at 2010 and the cabin repressurized at 2013 after 39 m 15s. Command Pilot James McDivitt had remained within the unpressurized cabin, which was open to space during the EVA.
White used the G4C spacesuit and a ZIP (Zero g Integral Propulsion) Unit for maneuvering and the VCM device for life support. A planned equipment dump was cancelled, but during the EVA an outer glove and a gold-covered visor were discarded.
Splashdown was at 27 44 N, 74 11 W in the Atlantic; the spacecraft was recovered by the USS Wasp.
| GT-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jun 3 | 1515:59 | Launch from LC19 | |
| Stage 1 sep | |||
| 1521 | Orbit insertion | 161 x 282 x 32.5 | |
| 1521 | St 2 sep | ||
| 1522-1530 | Attempted stationkeep | ||
| 1710 | 88.8 165 x 289 x 32.5 | ||
| 1933:35 | Depress | ||
| 1946 | Egress, EVA by White (21m) | ||
| 1947 | Glove drifts out | ||
| 2010 | Hatch closed | ||
| 2012:50 | Repress | ||
| 1965 Jun 5 | 1415 | OAMS D-9 expt | |
| 1730 | Stage 2 reentry over Atlantic 33W 15N | ||
| 1965 Jun 6 | 0601 | OAMS D-9 expt | |
| 1965 Jun 7 | 0000? | 158 x 257 x 32.5 | |
| 1644:01 | OAMS burn, lower peri 2:41 56kg of fuel | 50? x 274? | |
| 1655:30? | Adapter sep | ||
| 1656:00 | Retrofire | ||
| 1656:15? | Retrofire complete | ||
| 1656:39? | Retropack sep | ||
| 1658:38s | 400K | ||
| 1712:11 | Splashdown | ||
| 1748 | Recovery by USS Wasp | ||
Polyot 1
1963-043A
I-2B was a prototype of the IS satellite with an Isayev engine. Two flight vehicles, No. 102 and 103, were built. I-2B No. 102 was launched as Polyot 1. The I-150 (or I-2B No 102) (Polyot 1) satellite was launched on 1963 Nov 1 by the 11A59 launch vehicle, a special variant of the 8K74A (R-7A) Sputnik class core vehicle with no upper stage. Converted 8K74 ICBMs were used, refurbished at NII-88/Podlipki with a new fairing and adapter and modified systems. Orbital insertion was performed by the Polyot propulsion system. The purpose of the mission was to test the anti-satellite propulsion engine; it was originally planned to use the UR-200 rocket to launch Polyot, but that rocket was behind schedule.
| Polyot I-2B No. 102 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Nov 1 | 0856 | Launch by 11A59 | KB |
| T+1:30 strapon thrust reduced | |||
| 0858 | T+2:05 8K74BVGD strapon sep | ||
| Fairing sep | |||
| 0901 | T+5:30 8K74A core burnout, sep | -450? x 390? x 58.9? | |
| 5 min coast | |||
| 0906 | Polyot engine burn 95s, 300 m/s | ||
| 0907 | Polyot engine cutoff at apogee | 339 x 592 km | |
| 1745? | Polyot engine burn 2 dV = 210 m/s? | ||
| Polyot engine burn 2 cutoff | 343 x 1437 x 58.92 | ||
| 1963 Nov 1 | 1859 | 102.48 335 x 1416 x 58.9 (TLE) | |
| 1963 Nov 3 | End of transmissions | ||
| 1964 Feb 4 | 102.41 342 x 1402 x 58.9 | ||
| 1967 Feb 17 | 101.96 342 x 1360 x 58.9 | ||
| 1981 Sep 19 | 94.16 297 x 658 x 58.9 | ||
| 1982 Oct 14 | 1249 | 88.35 180 x 206 x 58.8 | |
| 1982 Oct 16 | Reentered | ||