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12 September 1966, 14:42 UTC

Gemini XI (Gemini 11)

Titan II GLVCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Titan II GLV for Gemini XI (Gemini 11)

Gemini 11 (GT-11), crewed by Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon. Titan II GLV from Cape Canaveral LC-19 lofted it on 12 September 1966; first-orbit rendezvous and docking with GATV-5006, record crewed Earth-orbit apogee (~1,370 km), EVA, and tether experiment before splashdown on 15 September.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
3.5 T (est.)
Flight
10th
of 11 Titan II GLV flights
Date and time
12 September 1966, 14:42 UTC
Builder
Martin
Launch site
Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Payload
Human Exploration
International designator
1966-081
Launches in 1966
89th of 131

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