1966-046A
After the early failures with the Agena, TDA 4 was modified to become the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), with the addition of a simple stabilization package instead of the Agena. The ATDA could be launched by a simple Atlas SLV-3 without an upper stage. It was pressed into service when TDA 5 was lost in a launch accident, but although it made orbit successfully its nose fairing failed to separate. Gemini 9-A used it as a rendezvous target, but the intended docking was called off.
| TDA 4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Jun 1 | 1500:02 | Launch from LC14 | |
| 1501:59 | BECO | ||
| 1502:02 | Booster sep | -6150 x 201 x 28.92 | |
| 1505:50 | T+5:48 SECO | ||
| 1506:09 | T+6:07 VECO | ||
| 1506:09 | Orbit insertion | 90.2 292 x 296 x 28.9 | |
| T+6:17 nose fairing ft sep | |||
| 1506:25 | T+6:23 Atlas sep from ATDA | ||
| 1966 Jun 3 | 1754 | GTA 9-A rendezvous | |
| 1824 | Rigidize TDA | ||
| 1840 | GTA 9-A end rendezvous | ||
| 2016 | GTA 9-A rendezvous | ||
| 2054 | GTA 9-A end rendezvous | ||
| 1966 Jun 4 | 1121 | GTA 9-A rendezvous | |
| 1238 | GTA 9-A end rendezvous | ||
| 1966 Jun 14 | 1115 | Last comms | |
| 1966 Jul 11 | Reentered | ||
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