Status
Success
DSAP-3 F1
Launch Time
Thu May 20, 1965 16:30 UTC
Thu May 20, 1965 16:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
DSAP-3 F1
The single DSAP-3 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 3) was a modified DSAP-2 satellite to provide experimental tactical access to weather data.
It was equipped and launched expressly for tactical uses on 20 May 1965. A tactical readout station near Saigon was built.
The designation DMSP-3 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 3) was retroactively assigned to this satellite.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-10W (75-2-6), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1965
43rd orbital launch attempt
Thor-Burner
3rd mission
3rd mission of 1965
2nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission