Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
6759
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: 2006-050D
Object number (NORAD): 29525
Object ID (CCSDS): 29525
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.746 minutes
Inclination: 98.5598 deg
SMA: 7172.081 km
Apoapsis: 796.289 km
Periapsis: 791.603 km
RAAN: 148.1763 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003267
Argument of periapsis: 229.3486 deg
Mean anomaly: 254.6506 deg
Mean motion: 14.29338225 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002591 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010344 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 3:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29525U 06050D 25126.65301155 .00002591 00000-0 10344-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 29525 98.5598 148.1763 0003267 229.3486 254.6506 14.29338225958325
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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