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

11167

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: 1995-015EK

Object number (NORAD): 40576

Object ID (CCSDS): 40576

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.099 minutes

Inclination: 98.5721 deg

SMA: 7093.696 km

Apoapsis: 734.073 km

Periapsis: 697.049 km

RAAN: 346.9518 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00260968

Argument of periapsis: 180.6173 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.4995 deg

Mean motion: 14.53094648 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00017652 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0042514022 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:45 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 40576U 95015EK 25291.61517647 .00017652 00000-0 42514-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 40576 98.5721 346.9518 0026097 180.6173 179.4995 14.53094648550325

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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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-19 02:23:15	0.0003289622	406.0 (m)	DEBRIS
PSLV R/B	MEO	2024-11-15 03:41:18	0.0001880013	275.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
ASUSAT	SSO	2024-11-14 15:30:43	0.0002072104	312.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-25 02:42:42	0.0001880397	885.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SUNSAT	SSO	2024-07-30 11:26:51	0.0001171452	120.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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