Thor DSV-2U from Vandenberg SLC-10W launched DMSP-5D1 F4 (OPS 5390/AMS-4), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D-1 weather satellite into sun-synchronous orbit with OLS cloud imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.2 T
- Flight
- 4th
- of 5 Thor DSV-2U flights
- Date and time
- 6 June 1979, 18:22 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor DSV-2U
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1979-050
- Launches in 1979
- 51st of 110
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