Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
15539
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB
International designator: 1982-118H
Object number (NORAD): 40915
Object ID (CCSDS): 40915
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.648 minutes
Inclination: 98.4071 deg
SMA: 6928.022 km
Apoapsis: 552.502 km
Periapsis: 547.273 km
RAAN: 59.4078 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003774
Argument of periapsis: 225.5273 deg
Mean anomaly: 134.5643 deg
Mean motion: 15.05528079 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00067059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0046225 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 11:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40915U 82118H 25186.46167284 .00067059 00000-0 46225-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 40915 98.4071 59.4078 0003774 225.5273 134.5643 15.05528079489942
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F6’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 21, 1982, 2:38 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 21, 1982, 2:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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