First Full Block 5D-3 Satellite Joins DMSP Constellation

The U.S. Air Force launch of the first fully equipped Block 5D-3 spacecraft in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) relieves a constellation of aging weather satellites that has been waiting for a replacement for 2.7 years. All the current DMSP satellites are beyond their design...

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