Gemini 7
Gemini 7 as seen by Gemini 6A | |
| Mission type | Endurance test |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-100A |
| SATCAT no. | 1812 |
| Mission duration | 13 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes, 1 second |
| Distance travelled | 9,030,000 kilometers (4,876,000 nautical miles) |
| Orbits completed | 206 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Gemini SC7 |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell |
| Launch mass | 8,076 pounds (3,663 kg) |
| Landing mass | 4,317.14 pounds (1,958.22 kg) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 4, 1965, 19:30:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Titan II GLV, s/n 62-12562 |
| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-19 |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | USS Wasp |
| Landing date | December 18, 1965, 14:05:04 UTC |
| Landing site | 25°25.1′N 70°6.7′W / 25.4183°N 70.1117°W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 299 kilometers (161 nautical miles) |
| Apogee altitude | 302 kilometers (163 nautical miles) |
| Inclination | 28.87 degrees Gemini 7 Mission Report (PDF) January 1966 |
| Period | 90.54 minutes |
| Epoch | December 9, 1965 |
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(L-R) Lovell, Borman | |
Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) 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.