Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
5845
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 F18 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB
International designator: 2009-057C
Object number (NORAD): 35953
Object ID (CCSDS): 35953
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.871 minutes
Inclination: 98.6343 deg
SMA: 7178.015 km
Apoapsis: 803.826 km
Periapsis: 795.935 km
RAAN: 279.6532 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00054967
Argument of periapsis: 92.9659 deg
Mean anomaly: 321.8227 deg
Mean motion: 14.27565975 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000425 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017445652 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 35953U 09057C 25291.96115444 .00004250 00000-0 17446-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 35953 98.6343 279.6532 0005497 92.9659 321.8227 14.27565975828081
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB.
Associated 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 DEB 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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