.jpg) The ATS-2. | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 02743 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-306 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft |
| Launch mass | 324.3 kg (715 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 6, 1967, 03:21:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas Agena-D |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-12 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | September 2, 1969 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Highly Elliptical |
| Eccentricity | 0.4548 |
| Perigee altitude | 178 km (111 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 11,124 km (6,912 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.4º |
| Period | 218.9 minutes[1] |
ATS-2 (Applications Technology Satellite) was a communications satellite launched by NASA on April 6, 1967, on an Atlas-Agena D rocket from Cape Canaveral.