WMO OSCAR | Satellite: DMSP-F02

Satellite: DMSP-F02

Satellite details

Acronym	DMSP-F02
Full name	Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - F02
Satellite Description	2nd flight unit of the DMSP Block 5D series. Main mission: cloud imagery. Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch	450 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data not ordinarily available (military satellite).
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	832 km
ECT	10:00 desc

Space agency	DoD , NOAA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	04 Jun 1977	EOL	19 Mar 1978
Last update:	2015-07-28

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-F02

Acronym	Full name
OLS	Operational Linescan Systerm
SEM/SSB/X-2	SEM / Special Sensor Gamma/X-ray Detector
SEM/SSI/ES-2	SEM / Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Monitor - 2
SEM/SSJ4	SEM / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer - 4

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on DMSP-F02

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
OLS	Operational Linescan Systerm	Sep 1977 *	19 Mar 1978	N/A
SEM/SSB/X-2	SEM / Special Sensor Gamma/X-ray Detector	Sep 1977 *	19 Mar 1978	N/A
SEM/SSI/ES-2	SEM / Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Monitor - 2	04 Sep 1977 *	19 Mar 1978 *	N/A
SEM/SSJ4	SEM / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer - 4	04 Sep 1977 *	19 Mar 1978 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed