As Air Force Space Command approaches its 30th Anniversary on 1 Sep, here is a significant milestone which led to the creation of a new command responsible for the space domain…
On this date in 1962, the first military weather satellite, then known as Program 35, was successful launched using a Scout X-2 rocket from Point Arguello near Vandenberg AFB, Calif. This satellite was a precursor to the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), which is currently in its 6th decade of service.
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