DMSP-5D1 F3
Thor DSV-2U
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
DMSP-5D1 F3
Type: Government/Top Secret
Military meteorological satellite
Location
Space Launch Complex 10W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
707 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thor DSV-2U – McDonnell Douglas
Family: Thor
Length: 23 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Launch Mass: 49 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 500 kg
The Thor DSV-2U was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1976-09-11. Thor DSV-2U has 4 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 5 launches. The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
