SATELLITES-------
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Weather Satellites:
ATS I
ATS I - Applications Technology Satellite I
Launch date: December 7, 1966
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena D
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To test the experimental geostationary techniques of satellite orbit and motion, measure the orbital environment at 23,000 miles above the earth's surface, and to transmit meteorological information (imagery and data) to surface ground stations.
ATS I - Applications Technology Satellite I
Launch date: December 7, 1966
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena D
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To test the experimental geostationary techniques of satellite orbit and motion, measure the orbital environment at 23,000 miles above the earth's surface, and to transmit meteorological information (imagery and data) to surface ground stations.
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