Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8

Launch information

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Mission description

Military meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8’.

Launch image Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: June 20, 1987, 2:34 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

DMSP-5D2 F8 (SSO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas E

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8’ 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
18123 DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26) SSO 98.73 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3186

To this date

Location Launch

#530

To this date

Pad Launch

#71

To this date

Agency Launch

#852

To this date

Orbital Launch

#57

Year 1987

Location Launch

#3

Year 1987

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1987

Agency Launch

#6

Year 1987

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