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

11170

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

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: 1995-015CA

Object number (NORAD): 40487

Object ID (CCSDS): 40487

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.525 minutes

Inclination: 99.0344 deg

SMA: 7208.989 km

Apoapsis: 870.275 km

Periapsis: 791.432 km

RAAN: 288.9746 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0054684

Argument of periapsis: 105.2016 deg

Mean anomaly: 255.5214 deg

Mean motion: 14.18375578 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006683 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0032119 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 6:36 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 10:15 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40487U 95015CA 25292.92743189 .00006683 00000-0 32119-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 40487 99.0344 288.9746 0054684 105.2016 255.5214 14.18375578544398

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
SL-3 R/B LEO 2025-09-24 17:29:44 0.001015507 105.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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