 View of Cape Kennedy, Florida from Gemini V | |
| Mission type | Endurance test |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-068A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 1516[2] |
| Mission duration | 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes, 14 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 5,242,682 kilometers (3,257,652 miles) |
| Orbits completed | 120 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Gemini SC5 |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell |
| Launch mass | 3,605 kilograms (7,948 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Titan II GLV, s/n 62-12560 |
| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-19 |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Lake Champlain |
| Landing date | August 29, 1965, 12:55:13 UTC |
| Landing site | 29°47′N 69°45′W / 29.783°N 69.750°W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 170 kilometers (92 nautical miles) |
| Apogee altitude | 330 kilometers (180 nautical miles) |
| Inclination | 32.5 degrees |
| Period | 89.5 minutes |
| Epoch | August 23, 1965[2] |
 (L-R) Conrad, Cooper | |
Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V)[3] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the third crewed Gemini flight, the eleventh crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights above 100 kilometers (54 nmi)), and the nineteenth human spaceflight of all time. It was also the first time an American crewed space mission held the world record for duration, set on August 26, 1965, by breaking the Soviet Union's previous record set by Vostok 5 in 1963.[4] This record might have been one day longer; however, Gemini V was cut short, due to the approach of Hurricane Betsy.
- ^ "NSSDC Master Catalog: Gemini 5". NASA. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ a b "Satellite Catalog". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ Hacker, Barton C.; Grimwood, James M. (September 1974). "Chapter 11 Pillars of Confidence". On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini. NASA History Series. Vol. SP-4203. NASA. p. 239. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2013-09-26. With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations.
- ^ Sehlstedt, Albert "Gemini Nears Soviet Space Flight Mark" (August 26, 1965) The Baltimore Sun, p. 1