Orbited DMSP Block 5D-2 F9 (USA-29), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite, into sun-synchronous polar orbit from Vandenberg for military meteorological support.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 7th
- of 15 SM-65E Atlas flights
- Date and time
- 3 February 1988, 05:53 UTC
- Rocket
- SM-65E Atlas
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1988-006
- Launches in 1988
- 7th of 121
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