ATS 6

USA

Launch data:

Designation	07318 / 74039A
Launch date	30 May 1974
Launch site	CC, LC-40
Launch vehicle	Titan-3(23)C (#78)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min
Location	95°W
Mass at launch	930 kg

End of life

Out of service

30 Jun 1979

Mission details:

Numerous telecommunications experiments were carried out. With the satellite's 9 m antenna only small Earth antennas were needed. Scholar TV was provided to american children in the Rockies and Alaska. It was also used by SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment) in 1975 to try and solve educational problems of India (half success). It also enabled communications between 2 unmanned spacecrafts.

Ref.: #8, #78a, #98a - update: 03.07.08

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