Subscribe with SteadyDSP 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (Phase 3)
DSP 14 [USAF]
The DSP (Defense Support Program) Block-3 (a.k.a DSP-I) satellites are the third generation of DSP early warning satellites, which cost about $ 180M per spacecraft.
The Spacecraft spins slowly (6 rpm) about the nadir axis to permit scanning of the Earth by the detector system. Zero momentum (three axis) stabilized using a reaction wheel to counter the spacecraft spin. Four solar panels deploy to generate roughly 1300 W. The DSP are radiation hardened. The payload is classified, but is probably a telescope with 6000 element IR array, nuclear explosion detectors, particle detection monitors.
DSP 23 failed less then a year after launch and was inspected by the MITEx A and MITEx B satellites in orbit.
DSP 16 was retired in 2016 and was moved into a graveyard orbit above the geostationary belt.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Early Warning |
| Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) → US Space Force (USSF) |
| Contractors: | TRW → Northrop Grumman |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 2386 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP 14 (DSP SVN-14, USA 39) | 1989-046A | 14.06.1989 | CC LC-41 | Titan-4(02)A IUS | ||
| DSP 15 (DSP SVN-15, USA 65) | 1990-095A | 13.11.1990 | CC LC-41 | Titan-4(02)A IUS | ||
| DSP 16 (DSP SVN-16, USA 75) | 1991-080B | 24.11.1991 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle [IUS] | with Atlantis-F10 (STS 44) | |
| DSP 17 (DSP SVN-17, USA 107) | 1994-084A | 22.12.1994 | CC LC-40 | Titan-4(02)A IUS | ||
| DSP 18 (DSP SVN-20, USA 130) | 1997-008A | 23.02.1997 | CC LC-40 | Titan-4(02)B IUS | ||
| DSP 19 (DSP SVN-19, USA 142) | 1999-017A | 09.04.1999 | CC LC-41 | f | Titan-4(02)B IUS | |
| DSP 20 (DSP SVN-18, USA 149) | 2000-024A | 08.05.2000 | CC LC-40 | Titan-4(02)B IUS | ||
| DSP 21 (USA 159) | 2001-033A | 06.08.2001 | CC SLC-40 | Titan-4(02)B IUS | ||
| DSP 22 (DSP SVN-22, USA 176) | 2004-004A | 14.02.2004 | CC SLC-40 | Titan-4(02)B IUS | ||
| DSP 23 (USA 197) | 2007-054A | 11.11.2007 | CC SLC-37B | Delta-4H | ||
| DSP 24 | - | cancelled |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- James J. Rosolanka, USAF: Defense Support Program (DSP) - A Pictorial Chronology 1970-1998
