Objectives and Applications
The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide atmospheric, oceanographic, solar-geophyscial, and cloud cover data on a daily basis. (Primary operational satellite).
Full Name
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-7
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
18 Nov 1983
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Sep 2002
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
830 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
5:55
Repeat Cycle
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