DMSP-5B F3 (DSAP-5B F3 / OPS 7323), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite providing tactical cloud-cover imagery. Thor-LV2F Burner-2A from Vandenberg SLC-10W placed the craft in sun-synchronous LEO on 9 November 1972.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 192 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 8 Thor Burner 2A flights
- Date and time
- 9 November 1972, 03:23 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 2A
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1972-089
- Launches in 1972
- 95th of 113
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