DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147)
1999-12-12
Satellite information DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147) - DMSP 5D-3 F15 (USA 147)
| Spacetrack Directory Name | DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147) |
| Alternative name | DMSP 5D-3 F15 (USA 147) |
| Orbit launches |
1999-12-12 g.01:00 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 831 km |
| Apogee | 844 km |
Additional information DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147)
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics for the United States Department of Defense. The program is managed by the Air Force Space Command with on-orbit operations provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The (originally classified) mission of the satellites was revealed in March 1973. They provide cloud cover imagery from polar orbits that are Sun-synchronous at nominal altitude of 450 nautical miles (830 km).
satellite DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147) Date of exalting 12.12.1999y.
Update time: 2023-11-22 23:43:19
DMSP 5D-2 F15 (USA 147) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1999-12-12
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