Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | ATS 1

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | ATS 1

Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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ATS 1

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.

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Atlas SLV-3 Agena D


Height 36.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 1340 kN

Diameter 3.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 1000 kg

Liftoff Mass 155 Tonnes


Launch Success 44

Consecutive Success 25

Maiden Flight 1964-08-14

Launch Failures 4


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