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Other Designations: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Class: Earth. Type: Weather. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Typical orbit: 777 km x 854 km at 99 degrees inclination. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb).
DMSP Block 5B Chronology - 1971 October 14 - DMSP-Block-5B F1 - Program: DMSP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC10W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Perigee: 772 km (479 mi). Apogee: 850 km (520 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 101.10 min.
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
- 1972 March 24 - DMSP-Block-5B F2 - Program: DMSP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC10W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Perigee: 781 km (485 mi). Apogee: 858 km (533 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 101.30 min.
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
- 1972 November 9 - DMSP-Block-5B F3 - Program: DMSP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC10W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Perigee: 785 km (487 mi). Apogee: 841 km (522 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 101.10 min.
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
- 1973 August 17 - DMSP-Block-5B F4 - Program: DMSP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC10W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Perigee: 779 km (484 mi). Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Inclination: 98.90 deg. Period: 100.90 min.
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
- 1974 March 16 - DMSP-Block-5B F5 - Program: DMSP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC10W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 195 kg (429 lb). Perigee: 757 km (470 mi). Apogee: 846 km (525 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 100.90 min.
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
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