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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F14
Launched
April 4, 1997
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F14 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 4, 1997. It was United States Air Force's 975th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,131st orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan II SLV · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 975th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,131st orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
20 catalogued: 1 payload, 15 debris, 4 components; 11 still in orbit
- DMSP F-14 · NORAD 24753 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
86th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 571st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F14 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F14 launched on April 4, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F14?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP-5D2 F14 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).