Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
6819
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB
International designator: 2006-050C
Object number (NORAD): 29524
Object ID (CCSDS): 29524
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.785 minutes
Inclination: 98.573 deg
SMA: 7173.927 km
Apoapsis: 801.442 km
Periapsis: 790.143 km
RAAN: 207.5877 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007875
Argument of periapsis: 90.9805 deg
Mean anomaly: 26.857 deg
Mean motion: 14.28786385 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001494 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00061012 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29524U 06050C 25186.59207953 .00001494 00000-0 61012-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 29524 98.5730 207.5877 0007875 90.9805 26.8570 14.28786385966461
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB.
Associated space launch
11th gen military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB 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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