DMSP-1A F2 (FTV-3502)

USA

Orig PL name: P35-2

Launch data:

Designation 00369 / 1962 A Omicron 1 / 62039A
Launch date 23 Aug 1962 - 11:44 ? UT
Launch site Va, PALC-D
Launch vehicle  Scout X-2M (#S117)
Mission 
Earth orbit on Aug 23, 1962 (.5):
Perigee / Apogee 620 x 858 km
Eccentricity 0.017
Inclination 98.66°
Period 99.59 min
Earth orbit on May 26, 2000 (.23):
Perigee / Apogee 577 x 740 km
Eccentricity 0.012
Inclination 97.90°
Period 98.43 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  RCA Astro
Customer  USAF
Platform  
Mass at launch  91 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  1 dia?
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  80 yrs

Decay:

End of Mission date:  11 Jun 1963
Cause:  
Descent date:  
Lifetime: 

Satellite tracking:

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