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DAPP Block 5A F-3

SuccessfulLEO

Date1971-02-17

Launch vehicleThor Burner 2

OperatorADCOM 10ADS

Launch siteVandenberg Space Force Base · Site guide →

CountryUnited States

OrbitLEO

COSPAR1971-012

Payloads4

Payloads deployed (4)

1 of these are still tracked in the live catalogue.

OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3) · SAMSO
NRL PL170A · Orbital Register 1989-0892
NRL PL170B · Orbital Register 1989-0826
NRL PL170C · Orbital Register 1990-0020

Other catalogued objects (1)

Rocket bodies and debris from this launch.

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

3 objects from this launch are entered in the Orbital Register, the record of every flight that has ended.

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Source: the Orbital Radar launch archive — data sources. ← Back to the Launch Database