Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | ATS 1

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D — Atlas family

Mission

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.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 12
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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