DMSP-5C F1

Success US Air Force, Thor Burner 2A

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Military meteorological satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,400 km downrange500 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Rocket and boosterThor Burner 2A
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Thor Burner 2A

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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · SSO

Government/Top Secret · SSO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
OPS 6983 (DMSP 5B F6) 1974-063A Payload 763 × 822 km · 98.5° Globe
THOR BURNER 2A R/B 1974-063B Rocket body 781 × 844 km · 98.6° Globe

COSPAR ID 1974-063. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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