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DMSP

completedLaunch 1983-113
Launched 11/18/1983LEOService GSat SSO A 2
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
DMSP F-7
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
DMSP
Launch Details
Launch Date
11/18/1983
Launch ID
1983-113
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
Track
Mentions
21
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The Air Force relies heavily on DMSP-17, launched in 2006, and DMSP-18, launched in 2009, which are polar-orbiting satellites that cross the equator in the morning to gather global weather data.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 9, 2019What’s next for Air Force weather satellites?
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