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

11208

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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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: 1995-015CN

Object number (NORAD): 40499

Object ID (CCSDS): 40499

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.112 minutes

Inclination: 98.7008 deg

SMA: 7141.953 km

Apoapsis: 770.295 km

Periapsis: 757.341 km

RAAN: 359.1995 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00090693

Argument of periapsis: 130.323 deg

Mean anomaly: 229.875 deg

Mean motion: 14.383921 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005801 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0019155191 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 24, 2025, 6:12 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 24, 2025, 12:56 a.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40499U 95015CN 25328.03926679 .00005801 00000-0 19155-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 40499 98.7008 359.1995 0009069 130.3230 229.8750 14.38392100555691

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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
COSMOS 1814	LEO	2025-09-17 00:54:35	0.0001602234	540.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
VANGUARD 1	MEO	2025-01-11 15:24:26	0.0001935991	783.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1680	LEO	2025-01-06 18:08:03	0.0001888127	440.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-12 22:39:12	0.0001001046	191.0 (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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