Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11118
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: 1995-015CU
Object number (NORAD): 40508
Object ID (CCSDS): 40508
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.433 minutes
Inclination: 99.0376 deg
SMA: 7204.629 km
Apoapsis: 859.556 km
Periapsis: 793.432 km
RAAN: 250.8331 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00458893
Argument of periapsis: 229.8078 deg
Mean anomaly: 129.9077 deg
Mean motion: 14.19663206 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003777 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017895141 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 7:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40508U 95015CU 25241.30210817 .00003777 00000-0 17895-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 40508 99.0376 250.8331 0045889 229.8078 129.9077 14.19663206536417
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.
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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