Status
Success
ATS-6
Launch Time
Thu May 30, 1974 13:00 UTC
Thu May 30, 1974 13:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
ATS-6
ATS-6 (Applications Technology Satellite-6) was a NASA experimental satellite, built by Fairchild Space and Electronics Division. It has been called the world's first educational satellite as well as world's first experimental Direct Broadcast Satellite as part of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment between NASA and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,400.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1974
42nd orbital launch attempt
Titan III
78th mission
4th mission of 1974
67th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission