United States Air Force

ATS 4

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, August 10, 1968 · 22:33 UTC

Mission

/01

ATS 4 was a satellite designed to test gravity gradient stabilization at synchronous altitude. It failed to reach the desired altitude, thus was not able to fulfill its mission objectives.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Variant: SLV-3C Centaur

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.471° N, 80.542° W

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