DSAP-3
DSAP-1 [USAF]
The single DSAP-3 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 3) was a modified DSAP-2 satellite to provide experimental tactical access to weather data.
It was equipped and launched expressly for tactical uses on 20 May 1965. A tactical readout station near Saigon was built.
The designation DMSP-3 (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 3) was retroactively assigned to this satellite.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | USAF, NRO |
| Contractors: | RCA Astro |
| Equipment: | ? |
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| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSAP-3 F1 (OPS 8386) | 20.05.1965 | Va 4300-B6 | Thor-DSV2S Burner-1 (2) |
