DMSP

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DMSP

Program: DMSP. Objective: Earth. Type: Weather. Overview: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Major Events: .

19 January 1965 DMSP-Block-4A F1 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 150 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
18 March 1965 DMSP-Block-4A F2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
20 May 1965 DMSP-Block-4A F3 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
10 September 1965 DMSP-Block-4A F4 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
08 January 1966 DMSP-Block-4A F5 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
31 March 1966 DMSP-Block-4A F6 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
16 September 1966 DMSP-Block-4A F7 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 125 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
08 February 1967 DMSP-Block-4A F8 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; lower than planned orbit, but still operational.
23 August 1967 DMSP-Block-4A F9 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
11 October 1967 DMSP-Block-4A F10 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
23 May 1968 DMSP-Block-4A F11 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
23 October 1968 DMSP-Block-4A F12 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
23 July 1969 DMSP-Block-4A F13 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 4A. Mass: 130 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
11 February 1970 DMSP-Block-5A F1 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5A. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
03 September 1970 DMSP-Block-5A F2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5A. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
17 February 1971 DMSP Block 5A F3 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5A. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
14 October 1971 DMSP-Block-5B F1 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
24 March 1972 DMSP-Block-5B F2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
09 November 1972 DMSP-Block-5B F3 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
17 August 1973 DMSP-Block-5B F4 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
16 March 1974 DMSP-Block-5B F5 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5B. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
09 August 1974 DMSP-Block-5C F1 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C. Mass: 195 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
24 May 1975 DMSP-Block-5C F2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C. Mass: 194 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
19 February 1976 DMSP-Block-5C F3 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5C. Mass: 175 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; unusable orbit.
11 September 1976 AMS 1 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Mass: 450 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
05 June 1977 AMS 2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Mass: 450 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
01 May 1978 AMS 3 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Mass: 513 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
06 June 1979 AMS 4 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Mass: 513 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
15 July 1980 AMS 5 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Mass: 513 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
21 December 1982 AMS 5 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
18 November 1983 DMSP B5D2-2 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
20 June 1987 USA 26 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
03 February 1988 USA 29 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
01 December 1990 USA 68 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; broken nozzle prevented from reaching desired orbit.
28 November 1991 USA 73 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 830 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
29 August 1994 DMSP 23545 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 830 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
24 March 1995 DMSP 24547 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Mass: 750 kg. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Atlas E. More details
04 April 1997 DMSP 5D-2 F-14 Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D-2. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Titan 2. More details

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