United States Air ForceThor Burner 1Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-2 F1
Launched
September 10, 1965
Image: USAF/NRO
Summary
DSAP-2 F1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 1 from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 10, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 281st launch, 50th this year and humanity's 475th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Burner 1 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 8068, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 652 × 1,063 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Burner 1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor Burner 1 flightUnited States Air Force's 281st launch50th this yearhumanity's 475th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8068 · NORAD 1580 · 1965-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 8068
- Object ID
- 1965-072A
- Epoch
- 1965-09-10 14:16:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12652618 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0284473
- Inclination
- 98.6464°
- Ascending node
- 114.3406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.2904°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.63°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 8068 · NORAD 1580 · in orbit
Thor Burner 1 (2) Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 4th this year · 187th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-2 F1 launch?
DSAP-2 F1 launched on September 10, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-2 F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-2 F1?
Thor Burner 1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 1 spec sheet
Where did DSAP-2 F1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-2 F1 reach?
OPS 8068, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 652 × 1,063 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did DSAP-2 F1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).