Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106) at a glance.
Uptime
11430
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106)
International designator: 1994-057A
Object number (NORAD): 23233
Object ID (CCSDS): 23233
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.692 minutes
Inclination: 98.6989 deg
SMA: 7216.907 km
Apoapsis: 847.463 km
Periapsis: 830.082 km
RAAN: 37.551 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00120418
Argument of periapsis: 85.371 deg
Mean anomaly: 274.884 deg
Mean motion: 14.16041761 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000058 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000051273169 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106)
TLE line 1: 1 23233U 94057A 25347.65704252 .00000058 00000-0 51273-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23233 98.6989 37.5510 0012042 85.3710 274.8840 14.16041761615712
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106).
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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