Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11123
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
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
Period: 95.613 minutes
Inclination: 98.5282 deg
SMA: 6926.334 km
Apoapsis: 552.2 km
Periapsis: 544.198 km
RAAN: 179.0706 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005776
Argument of periapsis: 125.548 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.6284 deg
Mean motion: 15.06078487 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00315355 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.020662646 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 1:36 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40559U 95015DS 25244.06720617 .00315355 00000-0 20663-1 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 40559 98.5282 179.0706 0005776 125.5480 234.6284 15.06078487539258
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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