United States Air ForceThor Burner 2Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-4A F3
Launched
August 23, 1967
Summary
DSAP-4A F3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2 from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 23, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 414th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 737th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor Burner 2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 7202, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 837 × 900 km orbit inclined 99.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Burner 2 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor Burner 2 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 414th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 737th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7202 · NORAD 2920 · 1967-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3)
- Object ID
- 1967-080A
- Epoch
- 1967-08-23 09:12:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.09390715 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004341
- Inclination
- 98.9724°
- Ascending node
- 95.607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.1783°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.4203°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 7202 · NORAD 2920 · in orbit
Burner II No. 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 3rd this year · 275th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-4A F3 launch?
DSAP-4A F3 launched on August 23, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-4A F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-4A F3?
Thor Burner 2, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2 spec sheet
Where did DSAP-4A F3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-4A F3 reach?
OPS 7202, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 837 × 900 km orbit inclined 99.0°.
How many satellites did DSAP-4A F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).