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ATS 3

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

ATS 3 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 5, 1967 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 5, 1967 at 11:37 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
ATS 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,853 km
Periapsis
35,720 km
Inclination
3.17°
Orbital period
1436.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
714 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-111A
NORAD catalog №
3029
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.8889 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational