DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11155

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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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: 1995-015DS

Object number (NORAD): 40559

Object ID (CCSDS): 40559

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Oct. 7, 2025

Period: 94.599 minutes

Inclination: 98.5209 deg

SMA: 6877.287 km

Apoapsis: 514.619 km

Periapsis: 483.685 km

RAAN: 205.0056 deg

Eccentricy: 0.002249

Argument of periapsis: 130.2138 deg

Mean anomaly: 230.1068 deg

Mean motion: 15.22218509 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00804922 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.032235 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 24, 2025, 6:39 a.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40559U 95015DS 25267.27726763 .00804922 00000-0 32235-1 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 40559 98.5209 205.0056 0022490 130.2138 230.1068 15.22218509542760

Live tracking on map

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

In-orbit conjunctions

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.

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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