DMSP-5D1 F4
Thor DSV-2U
United States Air Force
Mission
DMSP-5D1 F4
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Military meteorological satellite
Location
Space Launch Complex 10W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Space Launch Complex 10W has witnessed the launch of 31 rockets, including 31 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 765 rocket launches.
Rocket
McDonnell Douglas Thor DSV-2U
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
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
