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DMSP-F13
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
DMSP 5D-2/F13
DMSP Satellite F13 was built by General Electrics Astro-Space Division (now part of Martin Marietta Astro Space). It was launched on March 24, 1995 from Vandenberg AFB, California using an Atlas E rocket. The spacecraft is 3.7 meters in length with a diameter of 1.2 meters with an on-orbit mass of 831 kilograms. It has a design lifetime of 48 months. Power is provided though a 9.29 sq-m solar cell panel. Attitude is controlled using momentum wheels and magnetic coils using a strap-down star sensor and gyros as the reference. Characteristics: Maximum Altitude: 856 km Minimum Altitude: 844 km Inclination: 98.8 deg Period: 102.0 minutes Eccentricity: 0.00083 Ascending Equator Crossing Time (Local Time): At Launch: 17:42 Current (09/02/95): 17:43 Swath Width: Visible and Infrared Imagery - 3000 km Microwave Imagery - 1400 km Temperature Sounder - 1500 km Water Vapor Profiler - 1500 km Launch Date - March 24, 1995 End Mission (Operational Support - F13 is currently (9/02/95) providing primary support with sensors OLS, SSM/I, SSM/T, SSM/T-2, SSJ/4, SSIES2, SSM, SSB/X and SSZ still providing data. Additional information available at "http://ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov:5721/source_documents/dmsp_f13.html" and "http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html" [Summary provided by GHRC] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: DMSP 5D-2/F13 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F13 Long_Name: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: DMSP-F13 Short_Name: USA 109 Short_Name: 23533 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SSM Short_Name: SSM/T-2 Short_Name: OLS Short_Name: SSI/ES2 Short_Name: SSJ/4 Short_Name: SSM/I Short_Name: SSB/X2 Short_Name: SSM/T Short_Name: SSJ End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 98.8° Period: 101.9 minutes Perigee: 845.0 km Apogee: 851.0 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1995-015A Online_Resource: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/dmsp.html Online_Resource: http://ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov:5721/source_documents/dmsp_f13.html Online_Resource: http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1995-03-24 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States) End_Group End_Group