Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) at a glance.
Uptime
8041
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)
International designator: 2003-048A
Object number (NORAD): 28054
Object ID (CCSDS): 28054
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.81 minutes
Inclination: 99.0095 deg
SMA: 7222.501 km
Apoapsis: 850.312 km
Periapsis: 838.421 km
RAAN: 313.0167 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00082322
Argument of periapsis: 98.2735 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.8223 deg
Mean motion: 14.14396944 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000201 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012880887 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 11:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)
TLE line 1: 1 28054U 03048A 25295.97242951 .00000201 00000-0 12881-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 28054 99.0095 313.0167 0008232 98.2735 286.8223 14.14396944135952
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The 16th flight of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D series with a main mission of cloud imagery and MW imaging/temperature/humidity sounding.
DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 18, 2003, 4:17 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.
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Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 18, 2003, 4:17 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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