Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11009
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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 F13 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
International designator: 1995-015GB
Object number (NORAD): 42261
Object ID (CCSDS): 42261
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.087 minutes
Inclination: 98.3586 deg
SMA: 7140.765 km
Apoapsis: 824.715 km
Periapsis: 700.546 km
RAAN: 172.6858 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0086944
Argument of periapsis: 115.9766 deg
Mean anomaly: 245.041 deg
Mean motion: 14.387509 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034096 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 8:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42261U 95015GB 25131.36018047 .00001051 00000-0 34096-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 42261 98.3586 172.6858 0086944 115.9766 245.0410 14.38750900508241
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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