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United States Air ForceScout X-2BSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

DSAP-1 F5

Launched

September 27, 1963

Launch Failure

Summary

DSAP-1 F5 launched on an United States Air Force Scout X-2B from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 27, 1963. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 163rd launch, 37th this year and humanity's 272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Scout X-2B flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Scout X-2B · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
1st Scout X-2B flightUnited States Air Force's 163rd launch37th this yearhumanity's 272nd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

The DSAP-1 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 1) satellites series, also known as P-35, was the first series of military meteorologal satellites of the USA.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 5

Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

9th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 5th this year · 108th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

103 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DSAP-1 F5 launch?

DSAP-1 F5 launched on September 27, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DSAP-1 F5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DSAP-1 F5?

Scout X-2B, flown by United States Air Force. Scout X-2B spec sheet

Where did DSAP-1 F5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit was DSAP-1 F5 going to?

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.