Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
15604
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
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: 94.911 minutes
Inclination: 98.3942 deg
SMA: 6892.417 km
Apoapsis: 519.04 km
Periapsis: 509.525 km
RAAN: 129.4942 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00069021
Argument of periapsis: 66.656 deg
Mean anomaly: 293.5396 deg
Mean motion: 15.17209011 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00148863 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0073424035 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:43 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40915U 82118H 25250.40508107 .00148863 00000-0 73424-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 40915 98.3942 129.4942 0006902 66.6560 293.5396 15.17209011499593
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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