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

11172

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: 1995-015AF

Object number (NORAD): 40418

Object ID (CCSDS): 40418

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.565 minutes

Inclination: 98.6687 deg

SMA: 7163.496 km

Apoapsis: 789.903 km

Periapsis: 780.82 km

RAAN: 319.8794 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00063396

Argument of periapsis: 318.4235 deg

Mean anomaly: 41.6466 deg

Mean motion: 14.31908244 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003944 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0014883359 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 22, 2025, 5:40 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:27 a.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40418U 95015AF 25295.01904489 .00003944 00000-0 14883-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 40418 98.6687 319.8794 0006340 318.4235 41.6466 14.31908244553133

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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
ASUSAT	SSO	2025-05-20 22:46:12	0.0001500457	911.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-11-15 09:55:15	0.0001543456	301.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-09 15:16:34	0.0003237251	498.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1777	LEO	2024-10-20 09:53:19	0.0002081248	837.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
PEGASUS R/B	LEO	2024-10-18 04:25:53	0.0003077679	163.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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