DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

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

Uptime

11223

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.1

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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: 1995-015AL

Object number (NORAD): 40434

Object ID (CCSDS): 40434

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.88 minutes

Inclination: 99.1029 deg

SMA: 7225.799 km

Apoapsis: 972.735 km

Periapsis: 722.593 km

RAAN: 326.1655 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0173089

Argument of periapsis: 25.4365 deg

Mean anomaly: 335.5202 deg

Mean motion: 14.13428859 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004838 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.002251 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 9:23 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40434U 95015AL 25345.89162110 .00004838 00000-0 22510-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 40434 99.1029 326.1655 0173089 25.4365 335.5202 14.13428859552892

Live tracking on map

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
THOR ALTAIR R/B SSO 2025-11-11 07:52:56 0.0001380164 994.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-27 00:47:35 0.000118351 27.0 (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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Launch to space Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13
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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