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Titan II GLV

Retired

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.

Key figures

Total launches
12
Successes
12
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
12
Maiden flight
Apr 8, 1964
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval β“˜
10d 18h
Planned launches
0
Titan, Titan II family total
25 launches Β· 24 successes Β· 1 failures (2 variants)

🧐 Data check

Automatic plausibility checks β€” anomalies are surfaced transparently here:

  • ℹ️The figures above apply only to the β€œTitan II GLV” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately β€” the Titan, Titan II family totals 25 launches across 2 variants.

Technology

Length
33.2 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
154 t
Liftoff thrust
1,913 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
3,850 kg

Launches per year

of which in our database: 12

1964: 1 Successes119641965: 6 Successes619651966: 5 Successes51966
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Apr 8, 1964πŸš€ Maiden flightGemini IView launch β†’
  2. Dec 15, 1965πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini VI-AView launch β†’
  3. Mar 16, 1966πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini VIIIView launch β†’β–Ά Video
  4. Jun 3, 1966πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini IX-AView launch β†’β–Ά Video
  5. Jul 18, 1966πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini XView launch β†’β–Ά Video
  6. Sep 12, 1966πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini XIView launch β†’β–Ά Video
  7. Nov 11, 1966πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€ Crewed flightGemini XIIView launch β†’β–Ά Video

Sources