DMSP B5D2-7

Also called USA 106 and DMSP 5D F12 or DMSP 23545

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General

Designation	23233 / 94057A
Launch date	29 Aug 1994 at 17:38 UT
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Military: meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	840/860 km
Inclination	98.9°
Period	101.9 min
Launch vehicle	Atlas E20
Launch site	Vandenberg

It carries instruments to measure energetic particles in the magnetosphere and photometers to scan auroral displays.

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End of life

Out of service	2008
Breakup	October 2016
Decay

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Technical data

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Specifications

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