DMSP 5D-1/F03

Meteorological satellite. DMSP 5D-1/F03 was launched on May 1, 1978 aboard a Thor DSV-2U from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1978-042ANORAD 10820United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DMSP F-3
Common name: DMSP 5D-1/F03
Payload designation: DMSP Block 5D S-3
Other names: DMSP 14537
International designator: 1978-042A
NORAD catalog number: 10820
GCAT identifier: S10820
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/012

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: May 1, 1978 · 03:05 UTC
Launch record: 1978-042Success
Rocket: Thor DSV-2U
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC10W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 797 km
Apogee: 811 km
Inclination: 98.64°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: 1980
End of operations: 1980

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 Q111851546 (CC0).