
DMSP-5D1
DMSP-5D1 (AMS, Advanced Meteorological Satellite)
Following instruments are on the individual satellites:
| DMSP-5D1 F-1: | OLS, SSH, SSJ/3, SSB, Contamination Monitor |
| DMSP-5D1 F-2: | OLS, SSH, SSJ/3, SSB, SSB/0, IFM, SSI/E, SSI/P |
| DMSP-5D1 F-3: | OLS, SSH, SSJ/3, SSB, GFE-3R |
| DMSP-5D1 F-4: | OLS, SSH, SSJ/3, SSI/E, SSM/T, SSC, SSD |
| DMSP-5D1 F-5: | OLS, SSH-2, SSJ/3, SSI/E, SSB/O, SSR |
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Nation: | USA |
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | RCA Astro |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | see above |
| Configuration: | Tiros-N Bus |
| Propulsion: | Star-37XE Star-37S / ISS |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
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| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| DMSP-5D1 F1 (DMSP-5D1 S1, AMS 1, OPS 5721) | 11.09.1976 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS | ||
| DMSP-5D1 F2 (DMSP-5D1 S2, AMS 2, OPS 5644) | 05.06.1977 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS | ||
| DMSP-5D1 F3 (DMSP-5D1 S3, AMS 3, OPS 6182) | 01.05.1978 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS | ||
| DMSP-5D1 F4 (DMSP-5D1 S5, AMS 4, OPS 5390) | 06.06.1979 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS | ||
| DMSP-5D1 F5 (DMSP-5D1 S4, AMS 5) | 14.07.1980 | Va SLC-10W | F | Thor-DSV2U Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS |