DSAP-1 F11 (P-35 11, OPS 7353 / DMSP Block 1), a U.S. Air Force/NRO military meteorological satellite for cloud-cover imaging. Thor-LV2D Burner-1 (Thor with MG-18 upper stage) from Vandenberg lofted it on 18 March 1965 into sun-synchronous LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 50 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Thor MG-18 flights
- Date and time
- 18 March 1965, 04:43 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor MG-18
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-021
- Launches in 1965
- 25th of 124
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