Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191) at a glance.
Uptime
6882
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)
International designator: 2006-050A
Object number (NORAD): 29522
Object ID (CCSDS): 29522
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.777 minutes
Inclination: 98.7418 deg
SMA: 7220.936 km
Apoapsis: 850.569 km
Periapsis: 835.032 km
RAAN: 256.3003 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00107577
Argument of periapsis: 142.5914 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.601 deg
Mean motion: 14.14857042 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000284 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016928924 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 9:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)
TLE line 1: 1 29522U 06050A 25248.89886317 .00000284 00000-0 16929-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 29522 98.7418 256.3003 0010758 142.5914 217.6010 14.14857042972219
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
11th gen military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta IV M | DMSP F-17’, on board a Delta IV M space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 4, 2006, 1:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 6.
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Delta IV M | DMSP F-17
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 4, 2006, 1:53 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta IV M
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 6
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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