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Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F19
United Launch AllianceLaunch Successful

DMSP F19

Atlas V 401

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This page records Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F19 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

DMSP-5D3 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D3) is the eleventh and most recent version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Provider
United Launch Alliance

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas V 401
Launch vehicle

Atlas V 401

An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.

Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
41
First flight
2002-08-21

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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