Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | ATS 2
Status: Success | Launched: Apr 06, 1967 03:23 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D — Atlas family
Mission
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.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 12
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-08T01:01:54.797344+00:00.