DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

13669

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: 101.037 minutes

Inclination: 98.6232 deg

SMA: 7185.898 km

Apoapsis: 858.151 km

Periapsis: 757.375 km

RAAN: 7.7323 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0070121

Argument of periapsis: 240.4756 deg

Mean anomaly: 273.0016 deg

Mean motion: 14.25217669 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001617 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00068877 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:03 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 39046U 88006M 25187.00222969 .00001617 00000-0 68877-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 39046 98.6232 7.7323 0070121 240.4756 273.0016 14.25217669646867

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-05-15 17:04:36 0.0001191484 158.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-09-15 14:44:41 0.0003966694 61.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F9
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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