Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
7988
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: 2003-048C
Object number (NORAD): 28056
Object ID (CCSDS): 28056
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.618 minutes
Inclination: 98.7973 deg
SMA: 7166.023 km
Apoapsis: 788.914 km
Periapsis: 786.863 km
RAAN: 248.1812 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00014312
Argument of periapsis: 339.7676 deg
Mean anomaly: 20.3449 deg
Mean motion: 14.31150947 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000353 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013545345 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 11:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28056U 03048C 25242.96077786 .00003530 00000-0 13545-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 28056 98.7973 248.1812 0001431 339.7676 20.3449 14.31150947132915
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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