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.
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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