Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11003
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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: 1995-015BW
Object number (NORAD): 40478
Object ID (CCSDS): 40478
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.898 minutes
Inclination: 98.9742 deg
SMA: 7226.652 km
Apoapsis: 895.832 km
Periapsis: 801.202 km
RAAN: 71.418 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0065473
Argument of periapsis: 270.0921 deg
Mean anomaly: 89.2748 deg
Mean motion: 14.131787 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003507 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0018601 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40478U 95015BW 25127.30419723 .00003507 00000-0 18601-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 40478 98.9742 71.4180 0065473 270.0921 89.2748 14.13178700519758
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB.
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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