Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
ATS 2 (Applications Technology Satellite) was a medium altitude, gravity-gradient-stabilized spacecraft designed to test new concepts in spacecraft design, propulsion, and stabilization, take high-quality cloudcover pictures, provide in situ measurements of the aerospace environment, and test…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionEarth Science · MEO
Earth Science · MEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATS 2 1967-031A | Payload | re-entered 1969-09-02 | |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B 1967-031B | Rocket body | re-entered 1968-06-29 |
COSPAR ID 1967-031. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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