Atlas SLV-3 | ATDA
The ATDA (Augmented Target Docking Adapter) had been prepared as a back-up target in case of an GATV (Gemini Agena Target Vehicle) failure. The ATDA was a short cylinder consisting of a target docking adapter cone mounted on front and containing a communications system, a guidance and control system, and a reaction control system. It also had running lights, but unlike the GATV, the ATDA had no propulsive capabilities for orbit changes.
The Atlas SLV-3, or SLV-3 Atlas was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas / SM-65D Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
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Mission Profile
ATDA was a Atlas SLV-3 mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 1, 1966. The flight carried its payload on a test target mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Gemini program. The launch was a success.