Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17 17th flight unit of the DMSP Block
5D series, 3rd of the Block 5D-3 series. Main missions: cloud imagery and microwave
imaging/temperature/humidity sounding. Substantial contribution to Space weather. Each DMSP satellite
has a 101 minute, sun-synchronous near-polar orbit at an altitude of 830km above the surface of the earth.
The local time nodes for DMSP F17 are 17:34 and 05:34.
Satellite reassigned as primary operational following the loss of DMSP-19 in Feb 2016.
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Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17 17th flight unit of the DMSP Block
5D series, 3rd of the Block 5D-3 series. Main missions: cloud imagery and microwave
imaging/temperature/humidity sounding. Substantial contribution to Space weather. Each DMSP satellite
has a 101 minute, sun-synchronous near-polar orbit at an altitude of 830km above the surface of the earth.
The local time nodes for DMSP F17 are 17:34 and 05:34.
Satellite reassigned as primary operational following the loss of DMSP-19 in Feb 2016.
| Role | Person | StartDate | StopDate | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GeneralContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Dieter.K.Bilitza | |||
| 2. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17, Information and Details
Detailed information on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 5D-3 satellite series.
Information about the DMSP 5D-3/F17 mission