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ATS 3

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1967-111ALaunched 11/5/1967

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ATS 3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Launch Date: 11/5/1967
Last Contact: 1/1/2000

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,962 km
Inclination: 0.47 deg
Dry Mass: 252 kg
Total Mass: 714 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM/MET
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1967-111A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.184