DMSP 5D-2 F14

USA


Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Defense Meteorological Satellites Program
Also called USA 131 and DMSP B5D2-9

Launch data:

Designation 24753 / 97012A
Launch date 04 Apr 1997 - 16:47 UT
Launch site Va, SLC-4W
Launch vehicle  Titan-2(23)G/Star-37S-ISS (#18))
MissionMilitary: Earth Science/Meteorology
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 842 x 855 km
Eccentricity 9.00E-04
Inclination 98.9 deg
Period 101.9 min

Last of the B5D2 series

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
Platform  based on Tiros N bus
Operator DoD/NOAA
Mass at launch  1134 kg
Dry Mass 823 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) dia: 1.68m, height: 6.4m
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  900 W
Design lifetime  5 yrs - still active

Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment.

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 18.05.10