United States Air Force
DMSP-5D1 F4
Thor DSV-2U
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, June 6, 1979 · 18:22 UTC
Mission
/01Military meteorological satellite
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Thor DSV-2U
Variant: DSV-2U
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 10W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.765° N, 120.624° W
30
Pad Launches
473
Location Launches
742
Agency Launches
51
Orbital This Year