Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2

Launch information

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Mission description

Military meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2’.

Launch image Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

DMSP-5B F2 (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 F2’ 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
5903 OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2) SSO 99.11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1319

To this date

Location Launch

#381

To this date

Pad Launch

#20

To this date

Agency Launch

#573

To this date

Orbital Launch

#19

Year 1972

Location Launch

#6

Year 1972

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1972

Agency Launch

#9

Year 1972

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