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NORAD 2608

ATS 1

In orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 5.3° from the equator, between 35,749 and 35,812 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ATS 1

ATS 1 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Dec 7, 1966 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 160°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Applications Technology Satellite 1 · defunct NASA geostationary communications and weather satellite, launched in 1966

Operated by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Built by
Hughes Aircraft Company
Mass
352 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 9 days its lowest point went from 35,751 km to 35,751 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,76035,78035,80035,820

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.