United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F12
Launched
August 29, 1994
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F12 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 29, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 943rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 9 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
- 13th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 943rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,928th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 debris, 4 components; 4 still in orbit
- DMSP F-12 · NORAD 23233 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
79th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 561st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
385 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F12 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F12 launched on August 29, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F12?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5D2 F12 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).