Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131) at a glance.
Uptime
10319
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 F14 (USA 131).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131)
International designator: 1997-012A
Object number (NORAD): 24753
Object ID (CCSDS): 24753
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.652 minutes
Inclination: 98.8093 deg
SMA: 7215.009 km
Apoapsis: 843.213 km
Periapsis: 830.534 km
RAAN: 233.8273 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008786
Argument of periapsis: 11.8098 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.328 deg
Mean motion: 14.16600809 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000082 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000062968 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 8:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131)
TLE line 1: 1 24753U 97012A 25185.83846460 .00000082 00000-0 62968-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 24753 98.8093 233.8273 0008786 11.8098 348.3280 14.16600809459364
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.
The launch took place on April 4, 1997, 4:47 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.
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Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 4, 1997, 4:47 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Retired military weather satellite breaks up
A defunct military weather satellite has broken up in orbit and created more than 50 pieces of debris, the latest in a series of similar incidents. The post Retired military weather satellite breaks up appeared first on SpaceNews.
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