ATS-4
ATS-4 (Applications Technology Satellite) also known as ATS-D was a communications satellite launched by NASA on August 10, 1968 from Cape Canaveral through an Atlas-Centaur rocket.
ATS satellite prototype | |
| Mission type | Weather Satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1968-068A |
| SATCAT no. | 03344 |
| Mission duration | 38 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-306 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft |
| Launch mass | 305 kilograms (672 lb) |
| Power | 350 W (peak) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 10, 1968, 22:33:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36A |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | August 10, 1968 |
| Decay date | October 17, 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | LEO |
| Eccentricity | 0.042372 |
| Perigee altitude | 185.99 kilometres (115.57 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 766.89 kilometres (476.52 mi) |
| Inclination | 29.141ยบ |
| Period | 94.131 minutes |
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