Weather
OPS 6226 (DMSP 5C F7)
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 24, 1975 at 03:22 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Burner 2A →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- DMSP-5C F2
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 845 km
- Periapsis
- 771 km
- Inclination
- 98.61°
- Orbital period
- 101.03 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1975-043A
- NORAD catalog №
- 7816
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational