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

DMSP-5D2 F11

Launched

November 28, 1991

Launch Successful

Summary

DMSP-5D2 F11 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 28, 1991. It was United States Air Force's 902nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,682nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 89 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
11th SM-65E Atlas flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 902nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,682nd orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

89 catalogued: 1 payload, 84 debris, 4 components; 35 still in orbit

  • DMSP F-11 · NORAD 21798 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military meteorological satellite

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 3W

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

77th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 549th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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

197 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAOpen in maps

Questions

When did DMSP-5D2 F11 launch?

DMSP-5D2 F11 launched on November 28, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F11?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F11?

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

Where did DMSP-5D2 F11 launch from?

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

What orbit was DMSP-5D2 F11 going to?

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F11 launch?

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