2.2.8 spase://SMWG/Observatory/DMSP_5D-3/F17 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17 DMSP_5D-3/F17 DMSP-F17 29522 2019-05-05T12:34:56Z 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. DMSP Data Manager, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NESDIS spase://SMWG/Person/Dieter.K.Bilitza GeneralContact spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze MetadataContact Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17 Web Site https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/64 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, DMSP-F17, Information and Details Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, Block 5D-3 Spacecraft Overview http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/dmsp-block-5d-3/ Detailed information on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 5D-3 satellite series. NSSDC's Master Catalog https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2006-050A Information about the DMSP 5D-3/F17 mission spase://SMWG/Observatory/DMSP Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere 2006-11-04T00:00:00