DMSP 5D-3/F16

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. DMSP 5D-3/F16 was launched on October 18, 2003 aboard a Titan II SLV from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-048ANORAD 28054United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DMSP F-16
Common name: DMSP 5D-3/F16
Payload designation: DMSP Block 5D-3 S-20
Other names: USA 172,OPS-54
International designator: 2003-048A
NORAD catalog number: 28054
GCAT identifier: S28054
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/437

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: October 18, 2003 · 16:17 UTC
Launch record: 2003-048Success
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 843 km
Apogee: 852 km
Inclination: 98.93°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: March 2016
End of operations: 2017

Size

Mass: 1,145 kg
Dry mass: 1,145 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,960 kg
Length: 6.1 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 6.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113172288 (CC0).