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ATS 3

Success US Air Force, Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

About this launch

ATS 3 (Applications Technology Satellite) was one of a series of spacecraft designed to demonstrate the utility and feasibility of a variety of technological and scientific activities that could be carried out by an earth-synchronous spacecraft.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
MissionEarth Science · GSO

Earth Science · GSO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
ATS 3 1967-111A Payload 35724 × 35849 km · 3.5° Globe
ATLAS AGENA D R/B 1967-111B Rocket body re-entered 1968-08-08

COSPAR ID 1967-111. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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