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

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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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: 1995-015BE

Object number (NORAD): 40462

Object ID (CCSDS): 40462

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.788 minutes

Inclination: 98.9508 deg

SMA: 7126.541 km

Apoapsis: 774.17 km

Periapsis: 722.643 km

RAAN: 17.2662 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00361511

Argument of periapsis: 205.1887 deg

Mean anomaly: 154.754 deg

Mean motion: 14.43060486 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00019619 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0058037548 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 12:51 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40462U 95015BE 25345.53542353 .00019619 00000-0 58038-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 40462 98.9508 17.2662 0036151 205.1887 154.7540 14.43060486554699

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 494	LEO	2025-11-10 19:52:15	0.0001676584	221.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1023	LEO	2025-02-17 10:06:04	0.0001959984	358.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-12-26 18:03:48	0.0001367149	810.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
SOICAL (CONE)	LEO	2024-07-26 03:13:58	0.0002736332	465.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-07-07 12:01:29	0.0001405687	262.0 (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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