DMSP 5D-3/F15

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite. DMSP 5D-3/F15 was launched on December 12, 1999 aboard a Titan II SLV from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-067ANORAD 25991United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DMSP F-15
Common name: DMSP 5D-3/F15
Payload designation: DMSP Block 5D-3 S-15
Other names: USA 147:U,OPS-49
International designator: 1999-067A
NORAD catalog number: 25991
GCAT identifier: S25991
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/369

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Defense
Program: DMSP 5D-3
Owner: USAF SMC
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin/East Windsor
Platform (bus): Block 5D

Launch

Date: December 12, 1999 · 17:38 UTC
Launch record: 1999-067Success
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 837 km
Apogee: 851 km
Inclination: 98.90°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Aug 9, 2021
End of operations: Aug 9, 2021

Size

Mass: 1,082 kg
Dry mass: 1,030 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,154 kg
Length: 6.1 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 6.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113172270 (CC0).