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SuccessATS 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 6, 1967, 03:23 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 6, 1967, 03:23 UTC – Thursday, Apr 6, 1967, 03:23 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 2
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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 improved communication systems.
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