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ATS 1
Atlas SLV-3 Agena DUnited States Air ForceLaunch Complex 12
Wednesday, December 7, 1966 · 02:12 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadATS 1
OrbitGeosynchronous Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.481°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
02:12 AM UTC - 02:12 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
