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ATS 5

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.5° from the equator, between 35,984 and 36,047 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ATS 5

ATS 5 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Aug 12, 1969 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 145°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 5 · former NASA communications and weather satellite

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

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 10 days its lowest point went from 35,979 km to 35,979 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)
35,98036,00036,020

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