United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F7
Launched
November 18, 1983
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F7 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 18, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 813th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,761st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd SM-65E Atlas flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-7, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 822 × 839 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 8 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
- 3rd SM-65E Atlas flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 813th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,761st orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP F-7 · NORAD 14506 · 1983-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1294 (DMSP 5D-2 F7)
- Object ID
- 1983-113A
- Epoch
- 1983-11-18 11:00:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.20656421 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011867
- Inclination
- 98.7381°
- Ascending node
- 209.378°
- Arg. of perigee
- 247.3522°
- Mean anomaly
- 114.0992°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 debris, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- DMSP F-7 · NORAD 14506 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
64th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 508th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F7 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F7 launched on November 18, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F7?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5D2 F7 reach?
DMSP F-7, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 822 × 839 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).