Wednesday, September 4, 1996

DMSP 5

  1971-087A


Satellite 4527 (F27) was the first Block 5B satellite, carrying an improved scanning radiometer with a WHR high res thermal IR channel added. Like all the DMSP satellites, Block 5Bs were built by RCA for USAF. It was launched by the first Thor Burner 2A rocket.


DMSP 04527 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Oct 14  0751:17  Launch by Thor Burner 2A  V SLC10W 
 0753  Thor sep 
 0754? Star 37B burn 42s 
 0754?  Star 37B sep  -3000? x 800? x 99  
 0805? Star 26 burn 18s 
 0806? Star 26 sep 
   101.7 796 x 877 x 99.0 
1972 Mar 27   End of ops

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