Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5

Launch information

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Mission description

Military meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5’.

Launch image Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 16, 1974, 8 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

DMSP-5B F5 (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 F5’ 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
7218 OPS 8579 (DMSP 5B F5) SSO 98.99 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1545

To this date

Location Launch

#411

To this date

Pad Launch

#23

To this date

Agency Launch

#615

To this date

Orbital Launch

#16

Year 1974

Location Launch

#3

Year 1974

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1974

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1974

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