Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
6979
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: 100.724 minutes
Inclination: 98.5644 deg
SMA: 7171.044 km
Apoapsis: 796.715 km
Periapsis: 789.103 km
RAAN: 4.3268 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005308
Argument of periapsis: 345.7659 deg
Mean anomaly: 73.5079 deg
Mean motion: 14.29648199 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003706 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014628 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29524U 06050C 25345.99641029 .00003706 00000-0 14628-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 29524 98.5644 4.3268 0005308 345.7659 73.5079 14.29648199989233
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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