ATS E

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 12, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 12, 1969 · 11:01 UTCLaunch 1969-069Launch no. 1,000 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): August 12, 1969, 11:01
Launch designation: 1969-069
Mission: ATS E
Flight name: ATS 5
Vehicle flight ID: AC-18
Year: Launches in 1969

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 37,422 km
Payload mass to orbit: 0.845 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
ATS 5	1969-069ANORAD 4068	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	Communications	453 kg	In orbit

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