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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP F-16
Launched
October 18, 2003
Summary
DMSP F-16 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 18, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,056th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 4,625th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Titan II SLV flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 10 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
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Titan II SLV flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,056th launch12th this yearhumanity's 4,625th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 5 debris, 4 components; 5 still in orbit
- DMSP F-16 · NORAD 28054 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The 16th flight of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D series with a main mission of cloud imagery and MW imaging/temperature/humidity sounding.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 615th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
285 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP F-16 launch?
DMSP F-16 launched on October 18, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP F-16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP F-16?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did DMSP F-16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP F-16 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did DMSP F-16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).