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ATS 2

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Earth Science

1967Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral

Mission

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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Mission Facts

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