DMSP-F18, also known as DMSP 5D-3 F18 or USA 210, is a US Department of Defense weather
satellite launched on an Atlas 5 rocket on 18 October 2009 at 16:12 UT from Vandenberg. The 1,200 kg
satellite, one of several in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, will provide terrestrial
and space weather data from a near-polar, Sun-synchronous, 830 km altitude orbit with the Local
Time nodes for DMSP F18 of 20:00 and 8:00. The DMSP satellites
monitor the meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics environments. The primary weather
sensor on DMSP is the Operational Linescan System, which provides continuous visual and infrared imagery
of cloud cover. Additional satellite sensors measure atmospheric vertical profiles of moisture and
temperature. DMSP satellites also measure space environmental parameters such as local charged
particles and electromagnetic fields.
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DMSP-F18, also known as DMSP 5D-3 F18 or USA 210, is a US Department of Defense weather
satellite launched on an Atlas 5 rocket on 18 October 2009 at 16:12 UT from Vandenberg. The 1,200 kg
satellite, one of several in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, will provide terrestrial
and space weather data from a near-polar, Sun-synchronous, 830 km altitude orbit with the Local
Time nodes for DMSP F18 of 20:00 and 8:00. The DMSP satellites
monitor the meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics environments. The primary weather
sensor on DMSP is the Operational Linescan System, which provides continuous visual and infrared imagery
of cloud cover. Additional satellite sensors measure atmospheric vertical profiles of moisture and
temperature. DMSP satellites also measure space environmental parameters such as local charged
particles and electromagnetic fields.
| Role | Person | StartDate | StopDate | Note | |
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| 1. | GeneralContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Dieter.K.Bilitza | |||
| 2. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F18, Information and Details
Detailed information on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 5D-3 satellite series.
Information about the DMSP 5D-3/F18 mission