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

11119

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: 1995-015Q

Object number (NORAD): 40403

Object ID (CCSDS): 40403

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.734 minutes

Inclination: 98.695 deg

SMA: 7171.518 km

Apoapsis: 802.933 km

Periapsis: 783.833 km

RAAN: 265.8891 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00133162

Argument of periapsis: 149.04 deg

Mean anomaly: 211.1569 deg

Mean motion: 14.29506498 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003674 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0014533314 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:33 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40403U 95015Q 25242.85666110 .00003674 00000-0 14533-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 40403 98.6950 265.8891 0013316 149.0400 211.1569 14.29506498545277

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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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-04-15 07:30:58	0.000126821	166.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-25 10:52:03	0.0008292261	841.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-07-07 01:46:37	0.0002435309	33.0 (m)	DEBRIS
REX 2	SSO	2024-06-01 04:29:39	0.0001254755	288.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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