Gemini-6A (Gemini-6) - American manned spacecraft. The fifth manned flight according to the Gemini program (the fourth was the flight of Gemini-7 , which started 11 days earlier).
| Gemini-6A | |
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| General information | |
| Organization | |
| Ship flight data | |
| Ship name | Gemini-6A |
| Carrier rocket | Titan II GLV GT-6 |
| Launch pad |  Cape Canaveral LC19 |
| Launch | December 15, 1965 13:37:26 UTC |
| Landing ship | December 16, 1965 15:28:50 UTC |
| Landing place | |
| Flight duration | 1 days 1 hour 51 minutes 24 seconds |
| Number of turns | sixteen |
| Apogee | 259.4 km |
| Perigee | 161 km |
| Mood | 28.97 ° |
| Period of treatment | 88.7 min |
| Weight | 3546 kg |
| NSSDC ID | 1965-104A |
| SCN | 01839 |
| Flight crew data | |
| Crew members | 2 |
| Crew photo | |
 from left to right: Stafford , Schirra | |
| Related expeditions | |
Content
Crews
Main crew
- Walter Schirra ( born Walter Schirra ) - Commander (2)
- Thomas Stafford ( persistent. Thomas Stafford ) - pilot (1)
Duplicate Crew
- Virgil Grissom ( eng. Virgil Grissom ) - Commander
- John Young ( eng. John Young ) - pilot
Flight Tasks
Initially, the main goal of the flight was to bring together and dock with the Agena-VI target. However, after the explosion of Agena at launch, an alternative plan was developed: a rapprochement with the manned Gemini-7 .
Flight
The launch is December 15, 1965 , at 8:37. Flight duration: 1 day 2 hours. The height of the orbit is 311.3 km. The ship made 16 turns around the Earth.
At the first attempt to start due to a sensor that had not worked properly, the computer turned off the launch vehicle engines immediately after switching on. Shirra, contrary to the rules, decided not to eject. The second (successful) attempt to start took place in three days.
After approaching Gemini-7, both ships made maneuvers for three turns, being at a distance of 90 m to 0.3 m from each other.
Landing - December 16, 1965. The ship splashed down at a distance of 12.9 km from the calculated point. The crew is picked up by the US aircraft carrier USS Wasp 66 minutes after landing.
Flight options
- Ship weight : 3,546 kg
- Average orbit height: 311.3 km
- Inclination : 28.89 °
- Number of turns: 16