Gemini 7

Gemini VII
Gemini 7 as seen by Gemini 6A
Mission typeEndurance test
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1965-100A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.1812
Mission duration13 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes, 1 second
Distance travelled9,030,000 kilometers (4,876,000 nautical miles)[citation needed]
Orbits completed206
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGemini SC7
ManufacturerMcDonnell
Launch mass8,076 pounds (3,663 kg)[1][2]
Landing mass4,317.14 pounds (1,958.22 kg)[3]
Crew
Crew size2
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 4, 1965, 19:30:03 (1965-12-04UTC19:30:03Z) UTC
RocketTitan II GLV, s/n 62-12562
Launch siteCape Kennedy LC-19
End of mission
Recovered byUSS Wasp
Landing dateDecember 18, 1965, 14:05:04 (1965-12-18UTC14:05:05Z) UTC
Landing site25°25.1′N 70°6.7′W / 25.4183°N 70.1117°W / 25.4183; -70.1117 (Gemini 7 splashdown)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude299 kilometers (161 nautical miles)
Apogee altitude302 kilometers (163 nautical miles)
Inclination28.87 degrees[3] Gemini 7 Mission Report (PDF) January 1966
Period90.54 minutes
EpochDecember 9, 1965[4]

(L-R) Lovell, Borman

Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII)[5] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twentieth crewed spaceflight including Soviet flights and X-15 flights above the Kármán line. The crew of Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent nearly 14 days in space, making a total of 206 orbits. Their spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.

  1. ^ Hacker, Barton C.; Grimwood, James M. (September 1974). "Chapter 12 Spirit of 76". 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.
  2. ^ "Gemini 7, NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1965-100A". NASA. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Gemini 7 Mission Report (PDF) January 1966" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Pages. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  5. ^ 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.