DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11222

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

International designator: 1995-015J

Object number (NORAD): 40397

Object ID (CCSDS): 40397

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.725 minutes

Inclination: 98.7076 deg

SMA: 7171.095 km

Apoapsis: 798.793 km

Periapsis: 787.126 km

RAAN: 8.9055 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00081351

Argument of periapsis: 203.3983 deg

Mean anomaly: 156.6829 deg

Mean motion: 14.29633088 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003722 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0014695399 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:07 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 40397U 95015J 25346.04668474 .00003722 00000-0 14695-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 40397 98.7076 8.9055 0008135 203.3983 156.6829 14.29633088559756

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Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 1741	LEO	2025-11-12 03:28:48	0.0002424889	500.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
THOR BURNER 2 R/B	SSO	2025-03-14 22:39:04	0.0002713691	66.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
METEOR 1-5 DEB	LEO	2025-02-19 16:03:30	0.0001207528	114.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-24 20:03:35	0.0007105414	866.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-09 10:50:26	0.0001248195	842.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military meteorological satellite

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on March 24, 1995, 2:05 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 24, 1995, 2:05 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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