Launch
United Launch Alliance
Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F19
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- Agency
Mission
DMSP F19
Government/Top Secret
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
USA
SLC-3E is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base. It was originally built for the MIDAS program and later used for various other missions. After a period of inactivity, it was refurbished in the early 2000s to launch Atlas V rockets. The pad is now being upgraded to accommodate the new Vulcan Centaur rocket. The last Atlas V launch from SLC-3E happened in November 2022, with the first Vulcan launch expected in 2025.
Latitude: 34.64
longitude: -120.5895
Map
Location
America/Los_Angeles
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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Rocket
Atlas V 401
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 58.3m
Diameter: 3.8
First Flight: Aug. 21, 2002
Total launch count: 41
Successful launches: 41
Consecutive successful launches: 41
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 9050kg
Launch cost: US$115000000
Apogee: 40000km
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 4950kg
Manufacturer
United Launch Alliance
Commercial
USA
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
2006
CEO: Tory Bruno
Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
CST-100 Starliner
Agency
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Details
CEO: Tory Bruno
2006
Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
CST-100 Starliner
Total launch count: 164
Successful launches: 164
Consecutive successful launches: 164
Pending launches: 43