REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS

NORAD ID: 29522
Int'l Code: 2006-050A
Launch date: November 4, 2006
Source: United States (US)
Comments: 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.

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 173)