Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
SuccessATS 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Dec 7, 1966, 02:12 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Dec 7, 1966, 02:12 UTC – Wednesday, Dec 7, 1966, 02:12 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
ATS 1
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
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 situ measurements of the aerospace environment, and testing improved communication systems.
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