Military
NORAD ID: 35951
Int'l Code: 2009-057A
Launch date: October 18, 2009
Source: United States (US)
Comments: DMSP 5D-3 F18 is used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air. Equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite that can image visible and infrared cloud cover and measure precipitation, surface temperature, and soil moisture, the satellite collects specialized global meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-geophysical information in all weather conditions.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210)
