United States Air ForceThor Burner 2Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-4A F4
Launched
October 11, 1967
Summary
DSAP-4A F4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2 from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 11, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 421st launch, 49th this year and humanity's 756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor Burner 2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 1264, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 864 km orbit inclined 99.1°. 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
- 5th Thor Burner 2 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 421st launch49th this yearhumanity's 756th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1264 · NORAD 2980 · 1967-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)
- Object ID
- 1967-096A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-11 10:44:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.3799387 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0128535
- Inclination
- 99.0977°
- Ascending node
- 193.0953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 8.3538°
- Mean anomaly
- 351.9634°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 1264 · NORAD 2980 · in orbit
Burner II No. 5 · 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
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 4th this year · 279th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-4A F4 launch?
DSAP-4A F4 launched on October 11, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-4A F4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-4A F4?
Thor Burner 2, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2 spec sheet
Where did DSAP-4A F4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-4A F4 reach?
OPS 1264, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 864 km orbit inclined 99.1°.
How many satellites did DSAP-4A F4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).