United States Air ForceThor DSV-2USpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D1 F1
Launched
September 11, 1976
Summary
DMSP-5D1 F1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DSV-2U from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 11, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 677th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,876th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor DSV-2U flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DSV-2U · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor DSV-2U flightUnited States Air Force's 677th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,876th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 6 components; 1 still in orbit
- DMSP F-1 · NORAD 9415 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 2nd this year · 446th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
205 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D1 F1 launch?
DMSP-5D1 F1 launched on September 11, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D1 F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D1 F1?
Thor DSV-2U, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DSV-2U spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D1 F1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5D1 F1 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D1 F1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).