United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ATS 1
Launched
December 7, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
ATS 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 7, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 367th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 638th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). ATS 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 35,859 × 36,894 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 39th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 24th this yearUnited States Air Force's 367th launch68th this yearhumanity's 638th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ATS 1 · NORAD 2608 · 1966-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ATS 1
- Object ID
- 1966-110A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-07 18:47:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98228477 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0120998
- Inclination
- 0.2299°
- Ascending node
- 262.0999°
- Arg. of perigee
- 128.8°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.4999°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- ATS 1 · NORAD 2608 · in orbit
Agena D 6151 · re-entered October 15, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20th launch from Launch Complex 12, 3rd this year · 191st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
182 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ATS 1 launch?
ATS 1 launched on December 7, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ATS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ATS 1?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did ATS 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did ATS 1 reach?
ATS 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 35,859 × 36,894 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did ATS 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).