Success
DMSP-5D1 F3
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Thor DSV-2U
SSOorbit
Military meteorological satellite
Monday, May 1, 1978 at 3:05 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,088
USAF Mission
#716
Pad Launch
#29
Location Launch
#461
Designator
1978-042
Launch Window
NET
May 1, 1978, 3:05 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Space Launch Complex 10W
Space Launch Complex 10, or Missile Launch Complex 10, is located on Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California. It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963.
Total Launches
31
Orbital Attempts
31
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 19d
Thor DSV-2U Specs
The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.
Length
23 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
49 t
Thrust
750 kN
LEO Capacity
500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1976
Fastest Turnaround
8mo 26d
Total Launches
5
Successful
4
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Sep 11, 1976
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Apr 30, 1978, 8:05 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202