Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
5681
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: 100.142 minutes
Inclination: 98.6414 deg
SMA: 7143.39 km
Apoapsis: 772.977 km
Periapsis: 757.533 km
RAAN: 212.5815 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001081
Argument of periapsis: 122.718 deg
Mean anomaly: 237.505 deg
Mean motion: 14.37958178 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004909 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016372 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 36099U 09057E 25127.78696514 .00004909 00000-0 16372-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 36099 98.6414 212.5815 0010810 122.7180 237.5050 14.37958178801943
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.
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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