United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP-5D2 F9
Launched
February 3, 1988
Summary
DMSP-5D2 F9 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 3, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 856th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,260th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP F-9, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 828 × 835 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 13 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
- 7th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 856th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,260th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP F-9 · NORAD 18822 · 1988-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)
- Object ID
- 1988-006A
- Epoch
- 1988-02-04 01:34:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.20290388 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005124
- Inclination
- 98.7674°
- Ascending node
- 276.1353°
- Arg. of perigee
- 243.18°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.8806°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.033305
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 7 debris, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- DMSP F-9 · NORAD 18822 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72nd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 533rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
228 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP-5D2 F9 launch?
DMSP-5D2 F9 launched on February 3, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP-5D2 F9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP-5D2 F9?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did DMSP-5D2 F9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DMSP-5D2 F9 reach?
DMSP F-9, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 828 × 835 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did DMSP-5D2 F9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).