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Entry no.
1965-0291
GEMINI 5
GEMINI 5 (NORAD 1516) landed on 29 August 1965, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1516
International designator
1965-068A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 Aug 1965Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
29 Aug 1965Recorded time 12:55 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
32.6°N to 32.6°SFinal inclination 32.6°
Mass
2,147 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
McDonnell
Bus
Gemini
Programme
Gemini
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 32.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.6°N and 32.6°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysFrom the same launch
1965-068
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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