USAF Atlas SLV-3 ATDA

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3 ATDA
Start: 1966-06-01T15:00:02.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 14

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

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas SLV-3, or SLV-3 Atlas was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas / SM-65D Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T

Thrust

3,824 kN