Weather
OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3)
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 1, 1978 at 03:05 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor DSV-2U →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- DMSP-5D1 F3
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 772 km
- Periapsis
- 758 km
- Inclination
- 98.45°
- Orbital period
- 100.13 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1978-042A
- NORAD catalog №
- 10820
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 3.3972 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational