Status
Success
DMSP-5B F2
Launch Time
Fri Mar 24, 1972 08:46 UTC
Fri Mar 24, 1972 08:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
DMSP-5B F2
DSAP-5B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 5B), later DMSP-5B (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5B), was the seventh version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
The designation DMSP-5B (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5B) was assigned in December 1973 to these satellites.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-10W (75-2-6), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1972
19th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Burner
20th mission
1st mission of 1972
18th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission