Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11063
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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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: 1995-015DK
Object number (NORAD): 40523
Object ID (CCSDS): 40523
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.613 minutes
Inclination: 98.6237 deg
SMA: 7118.19 km
Apoapsis: 750.713 km
Periapsis: 729.396 km
RAAN: 234.2554 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014974
Argument of periapsis: 165.0295 deg
Mean anomaly: 195.1342 deg
Mean motion: 14.45600994 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005238 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014927 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40523U 95015DK 25187.57711216 .00005238 00000-0 14927-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 40523 98.6237 234.2554 0014974 165.0295 195.1342 14.45600994535762
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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