1966-099D. Whispering gallery experiments. Whispering gallery experiments. During the ascent to orbit, the Gemini capsule atop the MOL Cannister was ejected and made a suborbital reentry and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The spacecraft was the Gemini 2 reentry module, reused to test reentry with hatch cut into the heat shield. LT Thor Agena D .
Image quality is variable and displays areas of soft focus and image smear.
Maximum Speed - 1482kph. Flight Time - 439 sec. Cape Canaveral . Titan 3C . 1971-095B. Defense Satellite Communications System.