United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F8
Launched
June 20, 1987
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F8 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 20, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 852nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,196th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-8, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 852 × 867 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 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
- 6th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 852nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,196th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP F-8 · NORAD 18123 · 1987-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)
- Object ID
- 1987-053A
- Epoch
- 1987-06-20 03:39:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.11994273 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010651
- Inclination
- 98.828°
- Ascending node
- 0.5859°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.6536°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.342°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- DMSP F-8 · NORAD 18123 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
71st launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 530th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
275 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F8 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F8 launched on June 20, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F8?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5D2 F8 reach?
DMSP F-8, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 852 × 867 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).