ATS 2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
6 Apr 1967, 3:23am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
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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