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

11223

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 1995-015BB

Object number (NORAD): 40449

Object ID (CCSDS): 40449

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.594 minutes

Inclination: 98.928 deg

SMA: 7164.866 km

Apoapsis: 803.745 km

Periapsis: 769.717 km

RAAN: 352.2144 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00237466

Argument of periapsis: 85.3381 deg

Mean anomaly: 275.0512 deg

Mean motion: 14.31497732 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000783 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0029523022 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, 6:43 a.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40449U 95015BB 25346.28014026 .00007830 00000-0 29523-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 40449 98.9280 352.2144 0023747 85.3381 275.0512 14.31497732556831

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
COSMOS 1140	LEO	2025-11-17 03:13:25	0.0001052885	273.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
WEOS	SSO	2025-11-01 13:48:20	0.0001820219	156.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 990	LEO	2025-04-11 01:26:28	0.0004159967	456.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
OV1-13	HEO	2025-03-31 20:35:26	0.0003173111	249.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FALCONSAT	SSO	2025-01-13 13:44:24	0.0003746527	751.0 (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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