Earth orbit
Atlas Agena
Atlas Agena is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the TDA program.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Atlas Agena is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the TDA program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1966-F07; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 17 May 1966, 15:15:03 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Orbit
- Suborbital trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 17 May 1966
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Atlas Agena
GCAT program: TDA.
- GCAT ID
- F00387
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Launch mass
- 500 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 1.5 m span
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Gallery
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