Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
The Defence Metoerological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics for the Department of Defence, managed by Air Force Space Command and operated by NOAA.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas V 401
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401
Atlas V 401: specs, record and next flights → ULA: all its launches →
MissionEarth Science · LEO
Earth Science · LEO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210) 2009-057A | Payload | 835 × 850 km · 98.9° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2009-057B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB 2009-057C | Debris | 791 × 798 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB 2009-057D | Debris | 792 × 800 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB 2009-057E | Debris | 746 × 754 km · 98.6° | Globe |
| DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB 2009-057F | Debris | 776 × 791 km · 98.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2009-057. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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