Thursday, June 25, 1992

GATV-5

  1966-065A


TDA 1A was launched aboard Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 5005, to serve as the target for Gemini 10. After the Gemini 10 encounter, the primary engine was used to raise the orbit and then lower it again, carrying out temperature tests on the payload. A third burn by the secondary propulsion system placed it in a storage orbit for use as a reserve target.


TDA 1A 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Jul 18  2039:46  Launch from LC14 
 2041:56  T+2:10 BECO  -5948 x 132 x 28.9  
 2041:58  T+2:13 Booster sep 
 2044:24  T+4:39 SECO 
 2044:44  T+4:58 VECO 217 km  -4404 x 292 x 29.0 
 2044:46 T+5:00 Atlas sep 
 2045:37 T+5:51 Agena SPS ignition 
 2045:56  T+6:10 Agena PPS burn 
 2046:16  T+6:20 Fairing 
 2049:06  T+9:20 Agena MECO 
 2049  Orbit insertion 
 2105TDA activated 
 2324   90.42 292 x 298 x 28.9 
1996 Jul 19  0413:03  Gemini 10 docked with TDA 
 0559:00  Phase adj (docked PPS, 13s)  294 x 763  
 0600?   95.21 299 x 757 x 28.8 (TLE) 
 1840:38  Height adjust (docked PPS, 10s)  297 x 386  
 2057:32  Circ burn, docked PPS 2s  378 x 386  
 2106:02  Phasing, SPS 10s  379 x 389  
1966 Jul 20  1524:52  Plane change, SPS 18s  380 x 388  
 1556:16  Phasing burn 4s  380 x 380 
 1900:03  Gemini 10 undocked 
1966 Jul 21  2241:32  PPS burn 257m/s 385 x 1390  
1966 Jul 22  0508:05  PPS burn 264m/s 352 x 383  
1966 Jul 22  0918:33  SPS burn 10m/s 352 x 347  
1966 Jul 23  1906   91.52 347 x 351 x 28.9 
1966 Jul 25  1200?  End of transmissions 
1966 Jul 26  2010   91.51 345 x 351 x 28.9 
1966 Jul 31    91.48 344 x 350 x 28.9 
1966 Aug 20  91.42 340 x 348 x 28.9 
1966 Nov 14    90.50 297 x 300 x 28.9 
1966 Dec 25   88.75 209 x 215 x 28.9 
1966 Dec 29   Reentered 

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