Status
Success
DSAP-5A F3 & Others
Launch Time
Wed Feb 17, 1971 03:52 UTC
Wed Feb 17, 1971 03:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
DSAP-5A F3
DSAP-5A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 5A) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
The designation DMSP-5A (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5A) was retroactively assigned to these satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 420.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
NRL-PL 170A to 170C
NRL-PL 170 was a series of three small calibration satellites built by the Naval Research Lab (NRL). These satellites consisted of one gold plated sphere (#A) and two polished aluminum spheres (#B, #C), each with a mass of 0.7 kg and a diameter of 26 cm.
Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 2.1 kg
Location
SLC-10W (75-2-6), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1971
12th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Burner
17th mission
1st mission of 1971
15th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission