Weather
DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)
Backup / standbyWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- October 18, 2003 at 04:17 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Titan II SLV →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- DMSP F-16
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 850 km
- Periapsis
- 839 km
- Inclination
- 98.99°
- Orbital period
- 101.8 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- DoD/NOAA
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 1,154 kg
- Dry mass
- 825 kg
- Power
- 900 W
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science/Meterology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2003-048A
- NORAD catalog №
- 28054
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 4.3007 m²
- Status
- Backup / standby