Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
6820
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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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: 2006-050BS
Object number (NORAD): 29600
Object ID (CCSDS): 29600
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.454 minutes
Inclination: 98.5455 deg
SMA: 7158.219 km
Apoapsis: 786.311 km
Periapsis: 773.857 km
RAAN: 216.5195 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008699
Argument of periapsis: 81.5798 deg
Mean anomaly: 70.9276 deg
Mean motion: 14.33492131 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002427 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00089326 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29600U 06050BS 25187.59114569 .00002427 00000-0 89326-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 29600 98.5455 216.5195 0008699 81.5798 70.9276 14.33492131965804
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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