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DSP 10

American missile launch warning satellite launched in 1982. DSP 10 was launched on March 6, 1982 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1982-019ANORAD 13086United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
DSP F10
Common name
DSP 10
Payload designation
DSP 13
Other names
OPS 8701
International designator
1982-019A
NORAD catalog number
13086
GCAT identifier
S13086
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/067

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
DSP MP
Owner
USAF SD
Country
United States
Builder
TRW Inc.
Platform (bus)
DSP MOS/PIM

Launch

Date
March 6, 1982 · 19:25 UTC
Launch record
1982-019Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,733 km
Apogee
35,804 km
Inclination
1.93°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1991
End of operations
1991

Size

Mass
1,180 kg
Dry mass
1,050 kg
Length
7.0 m
Diameter
2.80 m
Span
7.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113172370 (CC0).