LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor DSV-2U DMSP-5D1 F3

Name: USAF Thor DSV-2U DMSP-5D1 F3
Start: 1978-05-01T03:05:04.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 10W

Status

Success

DATE

1 MAY 1978

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Description

Military meteorological satellite

Thor DSV-2U

Rocket Description

The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.

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