DSAP-2 F1 (OPS 8068 / DMSP Block 2 F-1), a U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite. Thor LV-2D Burner-1 from Vandenberg placed it in sun-synchronous polar orbit on 10 September 1965 for strategic cloud-cover and climate observations.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 72 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 Thor Burner 1 flights
- Date and time
- 10 September 1965, 04:41 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 1
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-072
- Launches in 1965
- 82nd of 124
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