The 16th flight of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D series with a main mission of cloud imagery and MW imaging/temperature/humidity sounding.
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
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Mission Profile
DMSP F-16 was a Titan II SLV 23G mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 18, 2003. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The launch was a success.