LAUNCH MISSION
ULA Atlas V 401 DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Description
The Defence Metoerological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics for the Department of Defence, managed by Air Force Space Command and operated by NOAA.
Atlas V 401
Rocket Description
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.