Titan II GLV

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derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile expendable launch system orbital launch vehicle

Titan II GLV was a modified two-stage Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile used by NASA as the launch vehicle for all crewed Gemini spacecraft during the mid-1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewedLaunches 10 ⓘ
derivedFrom Titan II ICBM ⓘ
surface form: LGM-25C Titan II
developedFor NASA ⓘ
eraOfUse mid-1960s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1964-04-08 ⓘ
firstFlightMission Gemini 1 ⓘ
firstStageEngineType LR-87 ⓘ
surface form: LR87-7
fuel Aerozine 50 ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
lastFlightDate 1966-11-11 ⓘ
lastFlightMission Gemini 12 ⓘ
launchConfiguration two-stage, liquid-fueled ⓘ
launchSiteLocation Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form: Cape Canaveral, Florida
launchSites Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 ⓘ
manufacturer Martin Marietta ⓘ
modificationsComparedToICBM improved guidance accuracy ⓘ
reduced vibration levels ⓘ
safety enhancements for crewed flight ⓘ
notableFeature first U.S. launch vehicle to orbit two-person crewed spacecraft ⓘ
numberOfStages 2 ⓘ
operatorDuringGemini NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in coordination with USAF ⓘ
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ
primaryMission launch of crewed Gemini spacecraft ⓘ
program Gemini program ⓘ
surface form: Project Gemini
propellantType hypergolic ⓘ
secondStageEngineType LR-91 ⓘ
surface form: LR91-7
status retired ⓘ
successRate 100% ⓘ
totalLaunches 12 ⓘ
uncrewedTestFlights 2 ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
usedForMission Gemini 1 ⓘ
Gemini 10 ⓘ
Gemini 11 ⓘ
Gemini 12 ⓘ
Gemini 2 ⓘ
Gemini 3 ⓘ
Gemini 4 ⓘ
Gemini 5 ⓘ
Gemini 6A ⓘ
Gemini 7 ⓘ
Gemini 8 ⓘ
Gemini 9A ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini 11 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 12 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 3 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 4 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 5 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 6A → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 7 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini 8 → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini program → launchVehicle → Titan II GLV ⓘ
Gemini program → rocket → Titan II GLV ⓘ