United States Air ForceThor DSV-2USpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D1 F4
Launched
June 6, 1979
Summary
DMSP-5D1 F4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DSV-2U from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 6, 1979. It was United States Air Force's 742nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,224th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor DSV-2U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 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
- 4th Thor DSV-2U flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 742nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,224th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- DMSP F-4 · NORAD 11389 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 1st this year · 473rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
401 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D1 F4 launch?
DMSP-5D1 F4 launched on June 6, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D1 F4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D1 F4?
Thor DSV-2U, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DSV-2U spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D1 F4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5D1 F4 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D1 F4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).