DMSP Block 5B F-2 (OPS 5058), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite for military cloud-cover and tactical weather support. Thor Burner 2A from Vandenberg SLC-10W lofted the craft into sun-synchronous LEO on 24 March 1972.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 192 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 8 Thor Burner 2A flights
- Date and time
- 24 March 1972, 08:46 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 2A
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1972-018
- Launches in 1972
- 19th of 113
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