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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | ATS 1
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 367th launch · 68th this year · humanity's 638th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 7, 02:12 – Dec 7, 02:12 UTC
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ATS 1
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.
Earth Science · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
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