United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

DMSP-5D2 F10

Launched

December 1, 1990

Launch Successful

Summary

DMSP-5D2 F10 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 1, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 892nd launch, 16th this year and humanity's 3,586th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-10, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 739 × 856 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 30 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: SM-65E Atlas · United States Air Force
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 9th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 892nd launch16th this yearhumanity's 3,586th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.9°Inclination

739 × 856 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

100.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements

4.5°Ascending node

13102 d agoElement epoch1990-12-02 04:47 UTC · stale

DMSP F-10 · NORAD 20978 · 1990-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 30 objects

Show the numbers

Object: DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)
Object ID: 1990-105A
Epoch: 1990-12-02 04:47:36 UTC
Mean motion: 14.30387973 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0081369
Inclination: 98.86°
Ascending node: 4.5303°
Arg. of perigee: 355.928°
Mean anomaly: 4.122°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 8
B*: 0.011889

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.

Catalogued objects

30 catalogued: 1 payload, 26 debris, 3 components; 1 still in orbit

DMSP F-10 · NORAD 20978 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military meteorological satellite

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

75th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 544th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

234 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did DMSP-5D2 F10 launch?

DMSP-5D2 F10 launched on December 1, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F10?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F10?

SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet

Where did DMSP-5D2 F10 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit did DMSP-5D2 F10 reach?

DMSP F-10, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 739 × 856 km orbit inclined 98.9°.

How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F10 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).