Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3

Launch information

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Mission description

Military meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3’.

Launch image Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 17, 1971, 3:52 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

DSAP-5A F3 (SSO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Burner 2

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
4953 OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3) SSO 98.54 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
4957 OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 3) SSO 98.38 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
4958 OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 4) SSO 98.39 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
4963 OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 5) SSO 98.17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1179

To this date

Location Launch

#358

To this date

Pad Launch

#17

To this date

Agency Launch

#540

To this date

Orbital Launch

#12

Year 1971

Location Launch

#2

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1971

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