DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

6931

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: 100.401 minutes

Inclination: 98.5387 deg

SMA: 7155.718 km

Apoapsis: 783.469 km

Periapsis: 771.698 km

RAAN: 326.4058 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00082242

Argument of periapsis: 109.4194 deg

Mean anomaly: 64.7289 deg

Mean motion: 14.34243505 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000358 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0012907369 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 7:56 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F17 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29600U 06050BS 25298.83064913 .00003580 00000-0 12907-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 29600 98.5387 326.4058 0008224 109.4194 64.7289 14.34243505981747

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-08-16 00:15:35	0.0003217248	170.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-07-18 03:16:43	0.0001157837	669.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-14 17:42:04	0.0002617352	47.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-12-12 05:27:06	0.0001117194	286.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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