[Source: National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2006-050A ]
MSP F17, also known as DMSP 5D-3 F17 is an American (DoD/NOAA) military weather satellite that was launched by a Delta 4 rocket from Vandenberg AFB at 13:53 UT on 04 November 2006. It is presumed to carry a payload similar to those on DMSP F16 and F15, to provide infrared and visible light images, and some data of ionospheric and magnetospheric import.
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: DMSP 5D-3/F17
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-3/F17
Long_Name: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F17
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: DMSP-F17
Short_Name: 29522
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.80000305175781°
Period: 102.0 minutes
Perigee: 841.0 km
Apogee: 855.0 km
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Creation_Date: 2009-12-23
Online_Resource http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2006-050A Online_Resource http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/ Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 2006-11-04
Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA
Primary_Sponsor: Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States)
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