Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10261
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
International designator: 1997-012E
Object number (NORAD): 24778
Object ID (CCSDS): 24778
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.744 minutes
Inclination: 98.7903 deg
SMA: 6980.885 km
Apoapsis: 607.112 km
Periapsis: 598.388 km
RAAN: 222.2688 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006249
Argument of periapsis: 191.4286 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.6787 deg
Mean motion: 14.88459545 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00022867 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0024623 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 24778U 97012E 25127.77908702 .00022867 00000-0 24623-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 24778 98.7903 222.2688 0006249 191.4286 168.6787 14.88459545471950
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB 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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Retired military weather satellite breaks up
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