DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11374

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: 100.873 minutes

Inclination: 98.9179 deg

SMA: 7178.128 km

Apoapsis: 813.079 km

Periapsis: 786.906 km

RAAN: 35.4175 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00182311

Argument of periapsis: 213.4316 deg

Mean anomaly: 146.5714 deg

Mean motion: 14.27532438 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006286 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0025691805 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, 9:24 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 41835U 94057F 25291.89232393 .00006286 00000-0 25692-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 41835 98.9179 35.4175 0018231 213.4316 146.5714 14.27532438465637

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2025-06-22 16:54:57	0.00106711	48.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-16	LEO	2024-11-19 05:53:06	0.003726895	61.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 02:27:23	0.0001722691	901.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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