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ATS 1

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Earth Science

1966Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral

Mission

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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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Orbit
GSO
Pad
Launch Complex 12
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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