Norad ID: 4068
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ATS 5 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35990 km |
| Apogee | 36021 km |
ATS 5, 4068 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 12 Aug 1969 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3C CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite ATS 5 Date of exalting 12.08.1969y.