Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
ATS-5
The Applications Technology Satellites (ATS) were a series of experimental satellites launched by NASA, under the supervision of, among others, Wernher von Braun. ATS-5 included communications tests and failed testing of an ion engine.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
80th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
20th mission
3rd mission of 1969
14th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission