ATS 2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

6 Apr 1967, 3:23am

Pad

Launch Complex 12

Launch Service Provider

Mission

ATS 2

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

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.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC

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