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TDA 4

Atlas SLV-3 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on June 1, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 1, 1966 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1966-046Launch no. 573 in the log
RocketAtlas SLV-3
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC14
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 1, 1966, 15:00
Launch designation
1966-046
Mission
TDA 4
Flight name
GATV ATDA
Vehicle flight ID
5304

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
346 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
ATDA1966-046ANORAD 2186NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterHuman spaceflight910 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 11, 1966

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.