United States Air ForceThor DSV-2USpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D1 F5
Launched
July 15, 1980
Image: U.S. Air Force
Summary
DMSP-5D1 F5 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DSV-2U from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 15, 1980. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 758th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,345th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor DSV-2U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- 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
- 5th Thor DSV-2U flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 758th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,345th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 1st this year · 482nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
404 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D1 F5 launch?
DMSP-5D1 F5 launched on July 15, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D1 F5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D1 F5?
Thor DSV-2U, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DSV-2U spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D1 F5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5D1 F5 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.