Applications Technology Satellite 6

Summary

Applications Technology Satellite 6 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Applications Technology Satellite 6's image is recorded as ATS-6 illustration.jpg^[3].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[5].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft^[6].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[7].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's instance of is recorded as former entity^[8].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[9].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's follows is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite 5^[10].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's manufacturer is recorded as Fairchild^[11].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1974-039A^[12].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's part of is recorded as Applications Technology Satellite^[13].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's part of is recorded as Satellite Instructional Television Experiment^[14].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's Commons category is recorded as ATS-6^[15].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's space launch vehicle is recorded as Titan IIIC^[16].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's SCN is recorded as 07318^[17].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's country of origin is recorded as United States^[18].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[19].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[20].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1974-05-30T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08sbm9^[22].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[24].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40^[25].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+930'}^[26].
• Applications Technology Satellite 6's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "07318"]^[27].

Why It Matters

Applications Technology Satellite 6 ranks in the top 2% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]