Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13775
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-2 F9 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
International designator: 1988-006M
Object number (NORAD): 39046
Object ID (CCSDS): 39046
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.991 minutes
Inclination: 98.6248 deg
SMA: 7183.709 km
Apoapsis: 856.233 km
Periapsis: 754.916 km
RAAN: 111.9882 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00705179
Argument of periapsis: 292.4909 deg
Mean anomaly: 219.6411 deg
Mean motion: 14.25868976 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005507 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0022707373 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 11:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 39046U 88006M 25292.99026446 .00005507 00000-0 22707-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 39046 98.6248 111.9882 0070518 292.4909 219.6411 14.25868976661965
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F9’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 3, 1988, 5:53 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 3, 1988, 5:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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