ATS D

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 10, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 10, 1968 · 22:33 UTCLaunch 1968-068Launch no. 866 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A

OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): August 10, 1968, 22:33
Launch designation: 1968-068
Mission: ATS D
Flight name: ATS 4
Vehicle flight ID: AC-17
Year: Launches in 1968

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 777 km
Payload mass to orbit: 2.5 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OF40 · S2R

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
ATS 4	1968-068ANORAD 3344	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	Communications	367 kg	Reentered attached to another object · Oct 17, 1968

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