Atlas E with a Star-37S-ISS solid stage from Vandenberg SLC-3W placed DMSP-5D2 F8 (USA 26) into sun-synchronous orbit, a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite for military cloud and environmental imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.5 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 15 SM-65E Atlas flights
- Date and time
- 20 June 1987, 02:34 UTC
- Rocket
- SM-65E Atlas
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-053
- Launches in 1987
- 57th of 114
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