United States Air ForceThor Burner 2ASpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5C F2
Launched
May 24, 1975
Image: Gunter's Space Page
Summary
DMSP-5C F2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2A from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 24, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 640th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,697th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor Burner 2A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Burner 2A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor Burner 2A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 640th launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,697th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- DMSP 10533 · NORAD 7816 · in orbit
Burner IIA No. 24 US SV-8 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 1st this year · 427th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
287 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5C F2 launch?
DMSP-5C F2 launched on May 24, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5C F2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5C F2?
Thor Burner 2A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2A spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5C F2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5C F2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DMSP-5C F2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).