Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) at a glance.
Uptime
11223
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
International designator: 1995-015A
Object number (NORAD): 23533
Object ID (CCSDS): 23533
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.625 minutes
Inclination: 98.8102 deg
SMA: 7213.757 km
Apoapsis: 840.126 km
Periapsis: 831.119 km
RAAN: 358.4012 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062433
Argument of periapsis: 331.7722 deg
Mean anomaly: 141.8026 deg
Mean motion: 14.16969379 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000167 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001049851 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, 4:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
TLE line 1: 1 23533U 95015A 25347.68549265 .00000167 00000-0 10499-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 23533 98.8102 358.4012 0006243 331.7722 141.8026 14.16969379586926
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109).
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1995, 2:05 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1995, 2:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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