DMSP 5D-3 F17

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Defense Meteorological Satellites Program
Also called: USA 191

Launch data:

Designation 29522 / 06050A
Launch date 04 Nov 2006
Launch site Va, SLC-6
Launch vehicle  Delta-4M
MissionMilitary: Earth Science/Meteorology
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 842 x 855 km
Eccentricity 9.00E-04
Inclination 98.79°
Period 101.89 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
Platform  
Operator DoD/NOAA
Mass at launch  1154 kg
Dry Mass 825 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  900 W
Design lifetime  5 yrs - still active

Mission details:

Near-polar orbits; investigate Earth's environment.
Ref.: #7, #226 - update: 18.05.10