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United States Air ForceThor Burner 2Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

DSAP-4A F3

Launched

August 23, 1967

Launch Successful

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.

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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

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Orbit: as tracked

99.0°Inclination
837 × 900 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
102.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
95.6°Ascending node
21604 d agoElement epoch1967-08-23 09:12 UTC · stale

OPS 7202 · NORAD 2920 · 1967-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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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

Map of Space Launch Complex 10W

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).