Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13829
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: 100.959 minutes
Inclination: 98.624 deg
SMA: 7182.171 km
Apoapsis: 854.468 km
Periapsis: 753.604 km
RAAN: 163.1878 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00702184
Argument of periapsis: 140.6916 deg
Mean anomaly: 11.1986 deg
Mean motion: 14.26327293 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016651417 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 11:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F9 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 39046U 88006M 25344.97962169 .00004063 00000-0 16651-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 39046 98.6240 163.1878 0070218 140.6916 11.1986 14.26327293669378
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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