United States Air ForceThor DSV-2USpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D1 F3
Launched
May 1, 1978
Summary
DMSP-5D1 F3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DSV-2U from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 1, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 716th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,088th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor DSV-2U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 818 × 837 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 5 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
- 3rd Thor DSV-2U flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 716th launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,088th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP F-3 · NORAD 10820 · 1978-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F2)
- Object ID
- 1978-042A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-01 04:09:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21430588 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001317
- Inclination
- 98.7071°
- Ascending node
- 319.3023°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.3813°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.3169°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- DMSP F-3 · NORAD 10820 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 1st this year · 461st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
330 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D1 F3 launch?
DMSP-5D1 F3 launched on May 1, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D1 F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D1 F3?
Thor DSV-2U, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DSV-2U spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D1 F3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5D1 F3 reach?
DMSP F-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 818 × 837 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D1 F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).