Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
ATS-5, the last spacecraft in the Hughes/NASA ATS program, was launched August 12, 1969, in a near-perfect trajectory for insertion into synchronous orbit. Although injected successfully into orbit, the spacecraft's reverse spin (counterclockwise) prevented successful deployment of the 124 foot…
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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-3C Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
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MissionEarth Science · GSO
Earth Science · GSO
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATS 5 1969-069A | Payload | 35979 × 36032 km · 0.5° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 1969-069B | Rocket body | 2371 × 37257 km · 17.2° | Globe |
| ATS 5 AKM 1969-069C | Rocket body | 35818 × 36949 km · 0.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1969-069. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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