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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - DMSP F-7 -

Full Name

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-7

Status

Mission complete

Mission Agencies

NOAA

Launch Date

18 Nov 1983

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

30 Sep 2002

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

14506 (TLE)

International Designator

1983-113A

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

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).

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