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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulTest TargetAtlas SLV-3
Launched 1966-06-01 15:00:02 UTCSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
53rd
orbital launch attempt in 1966
United States Air Force
28th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 14
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
14 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
The ATDA (Augmented Target Docking Adapter) had been prepared as a back-up target in case of an GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) failure. The ATDA was a short cylinder consisting of a target docking adapter cone mounted on front and containing a communications system, a guidance and control system, and a reaction control system. It also had running lights, but unlike the GATV, the ATDA had no propulsive capabilities for orbit changes.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
21m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
800kg
Liftoff thrust
3,824kN
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