OPS 5268 (DAPP/DMSP Block 5A F-3), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite launched on a Thor Burner 2 from Vandenberg, with NRL Calsphere 3–5 calibration spheres as secondary payloads.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 107 kg
- Flight
- 11th
- of 12 Thor Burner 2 flights
- Date and time
- 17 February 1971, 03:52 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 2
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1971-012
- Launches in 1971
- 12th of 133
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