ATS 1
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
United States Air Force
Mission
ATS 1
Type: Earth Science
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
888 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D – Convair
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 36 m
- Diameter: 3 m
- Launch Mass: 155 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1000 kg
The Atlas SLV-3 Agena D was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1964-08-14. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D has 44 successful launches and 4 failed launches with a total of 48 launches. The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
