Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 17, 1973, 4:49 a.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
DMSP-5B F4 (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United States Air Force |
Rocket |
Thor Burner 2A |
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 2A | DMSP-5B F4’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#1473
To this date
Location Launch
#402
To this date
Pad Launch
#22
To this date
Agency Launch
#602
To this date
Orbital Launch
#60
Year 1973
Location Launch
#6
Year 1973
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1973
Agency Launch
#11
Year 1973
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