DSAP-1 F10 (P-35 10 / OPS 7040), a USAF Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 1 weather satellite. Thor LV-2D MG-18/Burner-1 from Vandenberg lofted it into sun-synchronous orbit on 19 January 1965, but the satellite failed to separate from the upper stage (partial failure).
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 70 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 2 Thor MG-18 flights
- Date and time
- 19 January 1965, 05:03 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor MG-18
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-003
- Launches in 1965
- 3rd of 124
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