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

DMSP-5D2 F13

Launched

March 24, 1995

Launch Successful

Summary

DMSP-5D2 F13 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 24, 1995. It was United States Air Force's 951st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,978th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 242 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
15th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 951st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,978th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

242 catalogued: 1 payload, 237 debris, 4 components; 124 still in orbit

  • DMSP F-13 · NORAD 23533 · 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

81st launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 563rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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

84 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAOpen in maps

Questions

When did DMSP-5D2 F13 launch?

DMSP-5D2 F13 launched on March 24, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F13?

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

Where did DMSP-5D2 F13 launch from?

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

What orbit was DMSP-5D2 F13 going to?

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

How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F13 launch?

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