Status
Failure
DMSP-5C F3
Launch Time
Thu Feb 19, 1976 07:52 UTC
Thu Feb 19, 1976 07:52 UTC
Thor stage not loaded with enough kerosene fuel due to incorrect LR79 main engine data sheet entry. Satellite re-entered after one orbit.
Rocket
Mission Details
DMSP-5C F3
DMSP-5C (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5C) was the eighth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 513.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-10W (75-2-6), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1976
17th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Burner
26th mission
1st mission of 1976
2nd failed mission