OPS 7869 (DMSP-4B F1), a USAF Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite launched on a Thor Burner 2 from Vandenberg SLC-10W into sun-synchronous orbit to support military cloud-cover and meteorological reconnaissance.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 79 kg
- Flight
- 6th
- of 12 Thor Burner 2 flights
- Date and time
- 23 May 1968, 04:38 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 2
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1968-042
- Launches in 1968
- 46th of 128
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