United States Air ForceThor Burner 2ASpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5C F3
Launched
February 19, 1976
Image: Gunter's Space Page
Summary
DMSP-5C F3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2A from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 19, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 658th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,800th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Thor Burner 2A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 89 × 367 km orbit inclined 98.9°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 8th Thor Burner 2A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 658th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,800th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP 11534 · NORAD 8696 · 1976-016 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5140 (DMSP 8)
- Object ID
- 1976-016A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-19 10:20:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19524213 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.021093
- Inclination
- 98.8722°
- Ascending node
- 321.1076°
- Arg. of perigee
- 328.0058°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.8504°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- DMSP 11534 · NORAD 8696 · re-entered February 19, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 1st this year · 436th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
271 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5C F3 launch?
DMSP-5C F3 launched on February 19, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5C F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5C F3?
Thor Burner 2A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2A spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5C F3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5C F3 reach?
It reached a 89 × 367 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5C F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).