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ATS 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

ATS 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on April 6, 1967 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 6, 1967 at 03:23 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
ATS 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
328 km
Periapsis
144 km
Inclination
28.23°
Orbital period
89.23 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
325 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-031A
NORAD catalog №
2743
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 2, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 2, 1969
Time in service
2.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed