1965-U02
Gemini spacecraft 2 was flown on a suborbital test. It was later refurbished as spacecraft 2B; the GT-2B mission was flown as another suborbital test in Nov 1966.
The vehicle was recovered 3422 km downrange after a 19 min flight. The recovery ship was USS Lake Champlain. Location was 49 46W 16 36N.
Deorbit burn was 102.02m/s at -29.2 deg for components of -89.0, -49.8, 0.0.
| GT-2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Jan 19 | 1304:00 | Launch | |
| 1306:31 | T+2:31 BECO | ||
| 1306:32 | T+2:32 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1307:17 | T+3:17 radar and sensor fairings sep | ||
| 1309:00? | Apogee 171 km | ||
| 1309:32 | T+5:32 Stage 2 SECO 167km | -93 x 426 x 31.65 | |
| Stage 2 tailoff 31m/s | |||
| 1309:52 | SECO+20s Stage 2 sep (5m/s OAMS burn) 160km | -48 x 493 x 31.66 | |
| Orient for retro | |||
| 1310:54 | T+6:54 Adapter sep 67W 24.5N, 125 km | ||
| 1310:54 | Retro-1 5.4s | ||
| 1310:59 | Retro-2 5.4s | ||
| 1311:05 | Retro-3 5.4s | ||
| 1311:11 | Retro-4 5.4s | ||
| 1311:16 | Retrofire complete -102m/s | ||
| 1311:39 | T+7:39 Retro sep | -136 x 283 x 31.66 | |
| 1312:56 | Reentry | ||
| 1313:05 | LOS | ||
| 1322:16 | T+18:16 Landing | ||
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