Atlas SLV-3 TLV-5304 (Gemini IX-A ATDA)
Atlas target launch vehicle TLV-5304 was modified from a standard SLV-3 for a direct-ascent contingency mission. It successfully inserted the Gemini IX-A Augmented Target Docking Adapter into orbit on 1966-06-01; the ATDA payload shroud remained attached, but that spacecraft anomaly did not constitute a launch-vehicle failure.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas 5304TLV-5304Atlas target launch vehicle 5304
- Name
- Atlas SLV-3 TLV-5304 (Gemini IX-A ATDA)
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Atlas target launch vehicle TLV-5304 was modified from a standard SLV-3 for a direct-ascent contingency mission. It successfully inserted the Gemini IX-A Augmented Target Docking Adapter into orbit on 1966-06-01; the ATDA payload shroud remained attached, but that spacecraft anomaly did not constitute a launch-vehicle failure.
- First Flight Date
- 1966-06-01
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4002/p3b.htm
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:32:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:32:40 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1966-06-01
- Search Name
- Atlas SLV-3 TLV-5304 (Gemini IX-A ATDA) Atlas 5304 TLV-5304 Atlas target launch vehicle 5304
- Serial Number
- TLV-5304
- Vehicle Code
- 5304