United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F6
Launched
December 21, 1982
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F6 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 21, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 795th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,642nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st SM-65E Atlas flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-6, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 798 × 800 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 12 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
- 1st SM-65E Atlas flightUnited States Air Force's 795th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,642nd orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP F-6 · NORAD 13736 · 1982-118 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)
- Object ID
- 1982-118A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-21 04:50:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.30000019 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001
- Inclination
- 98.7°
- Ascending node
- 0°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9999°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1182°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
12 catalogued: 1 payload, 7 debris, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- DMSP F-6 · NORAD 13736 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
61st launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 497th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
545 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F6 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F6 launched on December 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F6?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5D2 F6 reach?
DMSP F-6, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 798 × 800 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).