Applications Technology Satellites
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The Applications Technology Satellites were a series of experimental satellites launched by NASA
. The program was launched in 1966 to test the feasibility of placing a satellite into the geosynchronous orbit
. The satellites were primarily designed to act as communication satellites, but also carried equipment related to meteorology and navigation. ATS-6
was the world's first educational satellite as well as world's first experimental Direct Broadcast Satellite
as part of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
between NASA
and ISRO.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. The program was launched in 1966 to test the feasibility of placing a satellite into the geosynchronous orbit
Geosynchronous orbit
A geosynchronous orbit is an orbit around the Earth with an orbital period that matches the Earth's sidereal rotation period...
. The satellites were primarily designed to act as communication satellites, but also carried equipment related to meteorology and navigation. ATS-6
ATS-6
ATS-6 was a NASA experimental satellite, built by Fairchild Space and Electronics Division It has been called the world's first educational satellite as well as world's first experimental Direct Broadcast Satellite as part of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment between NASA and ISRO...
was the world's first educational satellite as well as world's first experimental Direct Broadcast Satellite
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
as part of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
The Satellite Instructional Television Experiment or SITE was an experimental satellite communications project launched in India in 1975, designed jointly by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization . The project made available informational television programmes to rural India...
between NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and ISRO.
See also
- Synchronous Meteorological SatelliteSynchronous Meteorological SatelliteFor the Synchronous Meteorological Satellite program, NASA developed two weather satellites which were placed into geosynchronous orbit. SMS-1 was launched May 17, 1974 a and SMS-2 was launched February 6, 1975. Both satellites were carried to orbit by Delta 2914 rockets...
- Geostationary Operational Environmental SatelliteGeostationary Operational Environmental SatelliteThe Geostationary Satellite system, operated by the United States National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service , supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research. Spacecraft and ground-based elements of the system work together to provide a continuous...
External links
- ATS at NASA's Mission and Spacecraft LibraryMission and Spacecraft LibraryMission and Spacecraft Library is a reference web site, maintained by NASA, containing information about satellites. It contains a catalog of several hundreds of satellites from different countries. The site was originally founded by JPL-employee Mike Evans, who had a vision of building a database...
- ATS, Past NASA Missions
- ATS, NASA Science Missions
- ATS-E - Press Kit