Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
7996
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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-3 F16 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB
International designator: 2003-048B
Object number (NORAD): 28055
Object ID (CCSDS): 28055
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.493 minutes
Inclination: 98.7851 deg
SMA: 7160.065 km
Apoapsis: 782.467 km
Periapsis: 781.392 km
RAAN: 259.2456 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000075
Argument of periapsis: 234.5117 deg
Mean anomaly: 183.8776 deg
Mean motion: 14.32937865 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002701 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001004627 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28055U 03048B 25250.96902953 .00002701 00000-0 10046-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 28055 98.7851 259.2456 0000750 234.5117 183.8776 14.32937865134172
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB.
Associated 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 DEB 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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