DMSP 5D-1/F04

Meteorological satellites. DMSP 5D-1/F04 was launched on June 6, 1979 aboard a Thor DSV-2U from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1979-050ANORAD 11389United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DMSP F-4
Common name: DMSP 5D-1/F04
Payload designation: DMSP Block 5D S-5
Other names: DMSP 15539
International designator: 1979-050A
NORAD catalog number: 11389
GCAT identifier: S11389
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/026

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: June 6, 1979 · 18:22 UTC
Launch record: 1979-050Success
Rocket: Thor DSV-2U
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC10W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 803 km
Apogee: 814 km
Inclination: 98.41°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Aug 8, 1980
End of operations: Aug 8, 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 Q113172179 (CC0).