Status
Success
ATS-1
Launch Time
Wed Dec 07, 1966 02:12 UTC
Wed Dec 07, 1966 02:12 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
ATS-1
The Applications Technology Satellites (ATS) were a series of experimental satellites launched by NASA, under the supervision of, among others, Wernher von Braun. The program was launched in 1966 to test the feasibility of placing a satellite into geosynchronous orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 352.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
LC-12, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1966
121st orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
87th mission
25th mission of 1966
69th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission