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

11063

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.6

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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: 1995-015BL

Object number (NORAD): 40468

Object ID (CCSDS): 40468

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.066 minutes

Inclination: 98.6479 deg

SMA: 7139.766 km

Apoapsis: 768.351 km

Periapsis: 754.91 km

RAAN: 220.4577 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0009413

Argument of periapsis: 180.7061 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.4114 deg

Mean motion: 14.39053135 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003907 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.001278 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:09 a.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40468U 95015BL 25186.04823317 .00003907 00000-0 12780-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 40468 98.6479 220.4577 0009413 180.7061 179.4114 14.39053135536302

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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
IRIDIUM 920	LEO	2025-04-29 12:18:27	0.000118208	660.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-04-25 06:17:16	0.0001059839	72.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-12-17 03:36:07	0.0001454943	181.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1867	LEO	2024-10-28 13:06:48	0.0001100457	380.0 (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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