DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)

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DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191) is classified as:

Weather

NORAD ID: 29522

Int'l Code: 2006-050A

Perigee: 843.2 km

Apogee: 859.3 km

Inclination: 98.7 °

Period: 101.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 7222 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 4, 2006
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

A Boeing Delta 4M launched a US Air Force weather satellite on Nov 4. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft S-17, which became F-17 (Flight 17) when assigned to a launch, reached an 846 x 850 km x 98.8 deg sun-synchronous orbit after a single burn of the Delta 4 second stage, and separated at 1411 UTC.

1 29522U 06050A   24142.51868966  .00000389  00000-0  22543-3 0  9992
2 29522  98.7444 153.6455 0011168  59.5032 300.7243 14.14474883905421

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants