DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

5850

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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: 2009-057E

Object number (NORAD): 36099

Object ID (CCSDS): 36099

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.025 minutes

Inclination: 98.6415 deg

SMA: 7137.81 km

Apoapsis: 763.68 km

Periapsis: 755.671 km

RAAN: 22.6942 deg

Eccentricy: 0.000561

Argument of periapsis: 330.0159 deg

Mean anomaly: 30.0706 deg

Mean motion: 14.39644483 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004787 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0015441306 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 5:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 36099U 09057E 25296.70980695 .00004787 00000-0 15441-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 36099 98.6415 22.6942 0005610 330.0159 30.0706 14.39644483826233

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-16 13:50:10 0.0001379889 117.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-01-02 22:46:51 0.0001122808 808.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 783 LEO 2024-12-28 20:18:02 0.0004210967 925.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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Launch to space Atlas V 401 | DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA-210)
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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