Applications Technology Satellite 2
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ATS-2 (Applications Technology Satellite) was a communications satellite launched by NASA on April 6, 1967, on an Atlas-Agena D rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Wikidata facts
- Operator
- NASA
- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- Applications Technology Satellite 3
- Diameter
- 142
- Mass
- 324
- Manufacturer
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- Image
- Applications Technology Satellite 2 (ATS 2).jpg
- Length
- 183
- Significant event
- atmospheric entry
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1967-04-06
- start point
- Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
- type of orbit
- medium Earth orbit
- Commons category
- ATS-2
- time of object orbit decay
- 1969-09-02
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Objectives
- Features
- Experiments
- Mission
- References
ATS-2 (Applications Technology Satellite) was a communications satellite launched by NASA on April 6, 1967, on an Atlas-Agena D rocket from Cape Canaveral.
== Objectives ==
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