DMSP B5D3-2

Also called USA 172 and DMSP 5D F16

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General

Designation	28054 / 03048A
Launch date	18 Oct 2003
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Military: meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	850 km
Inclination	98.9°
Period
Launch vehicle	Titan 2 #25

First launch attempt was in Jan 2001. The satellite had problems with its IMU before launch (a navigation component), and delayed occured. Then a leak in the propulsion system was spotted. Later, problems with soldering joints inside the SSMIS were discovered.

Satellite and launch vehicle cost: $450 million

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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The main instrument is the Operational Linescan System (OLS) weather imager; it also carries sensors SSMIS (microwave imager and sounder), SSULI ultraviolet limb imager, SSUSI ultraviolet spectrographic imager and nadir airglow photometer, SSI/ES-3 thermal plasma instrument, and the SSJ/5 precipitating particle spectrometer as well as the SSF laser threat warning sensor.

S-band telemetry: 2222.47 MHz

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