DMSP 5D-1/F01

Meteorological satellite. DMSP 5D-1/F01 was launched on September 11, 1976 aboard a Thor DSV-2U from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1976-091ANORAD 9415United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DMSP F-1
Common name: DMSP 5D-1/F01
Payload designation: DMSP Block 5D S-1
Other names: DMSP 12535
International designator: 1976-091A
NORAD catalog number: 9415
GCAT identifier: S09415
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.354

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Defense
Program: DMSP 5D-1
Owner: SAMSO
Country: United States
Builder: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Platform (bus): Block 5D

Launch

Date: September 11, 1976 · 08:00 UTC
Launch record: 1976-091Success
Rocket: Thor DSV-2U
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC10W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 799 km
Apogee: 826 km
Inclination: 98.63°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Sep 30, 1979
End of operations: Sep 30, 1979

Size

Mass: 447 kg
Dry mass: 447 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,177 kg
Length: 6.1 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 6.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111851499 (CC0).