Tuesday, August 17, 1976

DMSP 3

 1967-080A


The third Burner 2 launch, now carried out by Air Defense Command, went up on 1967 Aug 23 into an 834 x 892 km orbit from the Vandenberg pad, now renamed LE-6. It carried the F19 satellite which operated for 204 days for its primary mission, and transmitted for 3 years. F19 introduced system H, an IR radiometer similar to the Block 3 HRR.


DSAP 03419 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1967 Aug 23  0441  Launch by Thor Burner 2  V LE-6 
 0443?  Thor sep  
 0452?  Burner II burn  
 0455?  Burner II sep 
   102.2 834 x 892 x 99.0 

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