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DMSP 6530
1972-089A
The F30/Block 5B F-3 satellite, DMSP 6530, was launched on 1972 Nov 9 by Thor Burner 2A from Vandenberg. It carried the prototype of the SSE radiometer, an eight channel scanning filter radiometer with six channels in the 15 micron CO2 band, one in the 12 micron atmospheric window, and one in the 20 micron H20 band. The SSE was used to measure vertical temperature profiles. The SSJ electron spectrometer studied auroral electrons from 0.05 to 8.2 keV.
| DMSP 6530 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Nov 9 | 0323:46 | Launch by Thor Burner 2A | V SLC10W |
| 0326 | Thor MECO | ||
| 0327? | Star 37 burn 42s | ||
| 0327? | Star 37 sep | ||
| 0337? | Star 26 burn 18s | ||
| 0338? | Star 26 sep | ||
| 101.8 813 x 872 x 98.7 | |||
| 1973 Feb 1 | Declared operational | ||
| 1973 Jun 21 | Sensor failure | ||
| 1975 May 31 | End of operations | ||
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