ATS 1 (Applications Technology Satellite) was designed and launched for the purpose of testing new concepts in spacecraft design, propulsion, and stabilization, collecting high-quality cloudcover pictures and relaying processed meteorological data via an earth-synchronous satellite, providing in situ measurements of the aerospace environment, and testing improved communication systems.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit

Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Provider: United States Air Force