Weather
OPS 6983 (DMSP 5B F6)
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 9, 1974 at 03:22 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Burner 2A →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- DMSP-5C F1
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 822 km
- Periapsis
- 763 km
- Inclination
- 98.52°
- Orbital period
- 100.72 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1974-063A
- NORAD catalog №
- 7411
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 1.231 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational