Friday, August 12, 1988
Wednesday, August 10, 1988
DMSP 1971
1971-012A
The 104 kg F26 (Block 5A F-3) satellite was launched on 1971 Feb 17 by Thor Burner 2 from Vandenberg. Three Naval Research Lab drag spheres, the PL170 experiment, were carried as a supplementary experiment and released from the Burner 2 stage. DMSP 3526 transmitted for two years, making it the only really successful Block 5A satellite.
The orbit was 19:30 LTDN.
| DMSP 03526 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Feb 17 | 0352:05 | Launch by Thor Burner 2 | V SLC10W |
| 0354 | Thor MECO | ||
| 0403 | Burner II burn | ||
| 0406 | Burner II sep | ||
| 100.9 763 x 833 x 98.8 | |||
| Calspheres ejected | |||
| 1973 Mar 3 | End of operations | ||
| 1973 Mar 29 | End of transmissions | ||
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