USAF Atlas SLV-3 ATDA
Atlas SLV-3
Status
Success
Date
1 JUN 1966
15:00
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
The ATDA (Augmented Target Docking Adapter) had been prepared as a back-up target in case of an GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) failure. The ATDA was a short cylinder consisting of a target docking adapter cone mounted on front and containing a communications system, a guidance and control system, and a reaction control system. It also had running lights, but unlike the GATV, the ATDA had no propulsive capabilities for orbit changes.
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3
Mission Type
Test Target
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
1
Livestream
Not available