DMSP B5D2-7

USA


Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called USA 106 and DMSP 5D F12 or DMSP 23545

Launch data:

Designation 23233 / 94057A
Launch date 29 Aug 1994 at 17:38 UT
Launch site Va, SLC-3W
Launch vehicle  Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS
Mission Military: meteorology
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 840/860 km
Inclination 98.9°
Period 101.9 min

It carries instruments to measure energetic particles in the magnetosphere and photometers to scan auroral displays.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  LM Asqtro Space
Platform  based on Tiros N bus
Operator 
Mass at launch  750 kg?
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) dia: 1.68m, height: 6.4m
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  


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