United States Air ForceDelta IV MSpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DMSP F-17
Launched
November 4, 2006
Image: U.S. Air Force/Carleton Bailie
Summary
DMSP F-17 launched on an United States Air Force Delta IV M from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 4, 2006. It was United States Air Force's 1,077th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,804th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta IV M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 70 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta IV M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta IV M flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,077th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,804th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
70 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 64 debris, 4 components; 5 still in orbit
- DMSP F-17 · NORAD 29522 · in orbit
Delta 320 · deorbited November 4, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
11th gen military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 6, 2nd this year · 627th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
129 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DMSP F-17 launch?
DMSP F-17 launched on November 4, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DMSP F-17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DMSP F-17?
Delta IV M, flown by United States Air Force. Delta IV M spec sheet
Where did DMSP F-17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DMSP F-17 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did DMSP F-17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).