Titan II second stage

E381691

The Titan II second stage was the upper propulsion segment of the Titan II launch vehicle used during the Gemini program, serving as the spent target object for early U.S. crewed orbital rendezvous attempts.

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Titan II second stage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rocket stage
upper stage
countryOfOrigin United States
engine Aerojet LR-91
engineType liquid-propellant rocket engine
era 1960s
fuel Aerozine 50
ignitionType hypergolic ignition
launchProvider U.S. Air Force
launchVehicleFamily Titan family of rockets
linked to: Titan rocket family
manufacturer Aerojet
linked to: Aerojet Rocketdyne
numberOfEngines 1
operatedBy U.S. Air Force
operatedFor NASA Gemini missions
linked to: Gemini program
orbitType low Earth orbit
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide
partOf Titan II launch vehicle
program Gemini program
propellantFeedSystem pressure-fed
propellantType hypergolic propellant
reusability expendable
separationFrom Titan II first stage
spaceAgency NASA
status retired
usedAs passive rendezvous target
spent target object
stationkeeping reference object
usedFor Gemini program missions
linked to: Gemini program

crew piloting practice in proximity operations
orbital insertion
testing rendezvous techniques
testing stationkeeping procedures
usedIn early U.S. crewed orbital rendezvous attempts
usedOnMission Gemini 10
Gemini 11
Gemini 12
Gemini 4
Gemini 5
Gemini 6A
Gemini 7
Gemini 8
Gemini 9A
usedOnVehicle Gemini–Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM

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Gemini 4 attemptedRendezvousWith Titan II second stage