Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210) at a glance.
Uptime
5741
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210)
International designator: 2009-057A
Object number (NORAD): 35951
Object ID (CCSDS): 35951
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.792 minutes
Inclination: 98.8604 deg
SMA: 7221.648 km
Apoapsis: 851.919 km
Periapsis: 835.106 km
RAAN: 165.2569 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011641
Argument of periapsis: 147.252 deg
Mean anomaly: 212.9377 deg
Mean motion: 14.14647793 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012716 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210)
TLE line 1: 1 35951U 09057A 25187.87629343 .00000200 00000-0 12716-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 35951 98.8604 165.2569 0011641 147.2520 212.9377 14.14647793810745
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Defence Metoerological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics for the Department of Defence, managed by Air Force Space Command and operated by NOAA.
DMSP 5D-3 F18 (USA 210) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)’, on board a Atlas V 401 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 18, 2009, 4:12 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 18, 2009, 4:12 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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