ATS 1

Success US Air Force, Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

About this launch

ATS 1 (Applications Technology Satellite) was designed and launched for the purpose of testing new concepts in spacecraft design, propulsion, and stabilization, collecting high-quality cloudcover pictures and relaying processed meteorological data via an earth-synchronous satellite, providing in…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3 Agena D

Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

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MissionEarth Science · GSO

Earth Science · GSO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
ATS 1 1966-110A	Payload	35751 × 35814 km · 5.3°	Globe
ATLAS AGENA D R/B 1966-110B	Rocket body	re-entered 1974-10-15

COSPAR ID 1966-110. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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