United States Air ForceThor Burner 2ASpace Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-5B F3
Launched
November 9, 1972
Image: Gunter's Space Page
Summary
DSAP-5B F3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Burner 2A from Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 9, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 587th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 1,403rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Burner 2A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). DMSP 6530, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 802 × 883 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Burner 2A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Burner 2A flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 587th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 1,403rd orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DMSP 6530 · NORAD 6275 · 1972-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)
- Object ID
- 1972-089A
- Epoch
- 1972-11-09 04:28:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.17144661 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005612
- Inclination
- 98.6427°
- Ascending node
- 153.7191°
- Arg. of perigee
- 224.9221°
- Mean anomaly
- 134.7356°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
- DMSP 6530 · NORAD 6275 · in orbit
Burner IIA No. 16 US SV-3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 10W, 2nd this year · 392nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
229 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-5B F3 launch?
DSAP-5B F3 launched on November 9, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-5B F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-5B F3?
Thor Burner 2A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Burner 2A spec sheet
Where did DSAP-5B F3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-5B F3 reach?
DMSP 6530, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 802 × 883 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did DSAP-5B F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).