Atlas-Agena D no. 21
Atlas-Agena D no. 21, using Agena D stage AD137/6152, launched ATS 2 on 5 April 1967. Agena failed to restart as planned, leaving the spacecraft in an unintended elliptical orbit, but the launch vehicle remained identifiable and several experiments returned data.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas-Agena-21ATS 2 launch vehicleAgena D AD137/6152
- Name
- Atlas-Agena D no. 21
- Slug
- atlas-agena-d-no-21
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena D no. 21, using Agena D stage AD137/6152, launched ATS 2 on 5 April 1967. Agena failed to restart as planned, leaving the spacecraft in an unintended elliptical orbit, but the launch vehicle remained identifiable and several experiments returned data.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7ytrd5zd98beqeq4dxs3z6as8afp8k
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:35:01 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:35:01 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1967-04-05
- Last Flight Date
- 1967-04-05
- Serial Number
- Agena D AD137/6152
- Vehicle Code
- ATS-A / ATS 2