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USA 26 (DMSP F8)
completed
Launch 1987-053
Launched 6/20/1987
LEO
Service G
Sat SSO A 2
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
DMSP F-8
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
DMSP
Launch Details
Launch Date
6/20/1987
Launch ID
1987-053
Launch Profile
Sat SSO A 2
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Force
Launch Vehicle
Atlas E
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3-West, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
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