Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29) at a glance.
Uptime
13724
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)
International designator: 1988-006A
Object number (NORAD): 18822
Object ID (CCSDS): 18822
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.798 minutes
Inclination: 98.335 deg
SMA: 7174.53 km
Apoapsis: 800.639 km
Periapsis: 792.152 km
RAAN: 56.9026 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00059144
Argument of periapsis: 197.7781 deg
Mean anomaly: 162.3195 deg
Mean motion: 14.28606232 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000415 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018193113 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 6:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)
TLE line 1: 1 18822U 88006A 25242.75164901 .00000415 00000-0 18193-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 18822 98.3350 56.9026 0005914 197.7781 162.3195 14.28606232954838
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29).
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F9’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 3, 1988, 5:53 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 3, 1988, 5:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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