Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11169
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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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: 1995-015FZ
Object number (NORAD): 42259
Object ID (CCSDS): 42259
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.34 minutes
Inclination: 98.6562 deg
SMA: 7152.824 km
Apoapsis: 781.142 km
Periapsis: 768.236 km
RAAN: 322.6936 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00090214
Argument of periapsis: 260.8222 deg
Mean anomaly: 99.1942 deg
Mean motion: 14.35114073 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006282 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0022137068 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 6:08 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 12:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42259U 95015FZ 25293.53694431 .00006282 00000-0 22137-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 42259 98.6562 322.6936 0009021 260.8222 99.1942 14.35114073526742
Live tracking on map
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.
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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