Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11210
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
International designator: 1994-057F
Object number (NORAD): 41835
Object ID (CCSDS): 41835
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.924 minutes
Inclination: 98.911 deg
SMA: 7180.548 km
Apoapsis: 814.566 km
Periapsis: 790.26 km
RAAN: 228.2231 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016925
Argument of periapsis: 336.5479 deg
Mean anomaly: 23.4927 deg
Mean motion: 14.2681072 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002888 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012084 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 41835U 94057F 25127.83007092 .00002888 00000-0 12084-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 41835 98.9110 228.2231 0016925 336.5479 23.4927 14.26810720442234
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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