United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ATS 2
Launched
April 6, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
ATS 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 6, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 387th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 682nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). ATS 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 11,188 km orbit inclined 28.3°. 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 · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 387th launch15th this yearhumanity's 682nd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ATS 2 · NORAD 2743 · 1967-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ATS 2
- Object ID
- 1967-031A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-06 03:58:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 6.55384435 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.45574
- Inclination
- 28.318°
- Ascending node
- 71.481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 116.188°
- Mean anomaly
- 45.521°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- ATS 2 · NORAD 2743 · re-entered September 2, 1969
Agena D 6152 · re-entered June 29, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21st launch from Launch Complex 12, 1st this year · 199th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ATS 2 launch?
ATS 2 launched on April 6, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ATS 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ATS 2?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did ATS 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did ATS 2 reach?
ATS 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 11,188 km orbit inclined 28.3°.
How many satellites did ATS 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).