United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ATS 6
Launched
May 30, 1974
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
ATS 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 30, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 619th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,580th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 619th launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,580th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- ATS 6 · NORAD 7318 · in orbit
Titan 23C-9 Stage 2 · re-entered June 4, 1974
Transtage 27 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary satellite designed to perform meteorology, communications, technology and scientific tasks.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 284th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
167 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ATS 6 launch?
ATS 6 launched on May 30, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ATS 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ATS 6?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did ATS 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was ATS 6 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did ATS 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).