ATS 1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
7 Dec 1966, 2:12am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
ATS 1
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Geosynchronous Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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