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Weather Satellites:
ATS
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ATS II - Applications Technology Satellite II
Launch date: April 6, 1967
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena D
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To continue testing of 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 II - Applications Technology Satellite II
Launch date: April 6, 1967
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena D
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To continue testing of 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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