WMO OSCAR | Satellite: DMSP-F01

Satellite: DMSP-F01

Satellite details

Acronym	DMSP-F01
Full name	Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - F01
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the DMSP Block 5D series. Main mission: cloud imagery and IR sounding Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch	450 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	The Copernicus C3S project has rescued the level 1 data from SSH
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	820 km
ECT	06:20 desc

Space agency	DoD , NOAA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	11 Sep 1976	EOL	17 Sep 1979
Last update:	2023-03-06

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - Block 5D-1
- DMSP-F01 (1976 - 1979)
- DMSP-F02 (1977 - 1978)
- DMSP-F03 (1978 - 1979)
- DMSP-F04 (1979 - 1980)
- DMSP-F05 (1980 - 1980)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on DMSP-F01

Acronym	Full name
OLS	Operational Linescan Systerm
SEM/SSB/X-2	SEM / Special Sensor Gamma/X-ray Detector
SEM/SSJ4	SEM / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer - 4
SSH	Special Sensor H (also known as Multichannel Filter Radiometer)

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on DMSP-F01

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
OLS	Operational Linescan Systerm	Sep 1976	17 Sep 1979	N/A
SEM/SSB/X-2	SEM / Special Sensor Gamma/X-ray Detector	Sep 1976	17 Sep 1979	N/A
SEM/SSJ4	SEM / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer - 4	Sep 1976	17 Sep 1979 *	N/A
SSH	Special Sensor H (also known as Multichannel Filter Radiometer)	Sep 1976	17 Sep 1979 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed