Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11166
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1995-015GD
Object number (NORAD): 42263
Object ID (CCSDS): 42263
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.942 minutes
Inclination: 98.7542 deg
SMA: 7275.939 km
Apoapsis: 982.579 km
Periapsis: 813.028 km
RAAN: 145.0014 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01165144
Argument of periapsis: 351.1553 deg
Mean anomaly: 8.7557 deg
Mean motion: 13.9884381 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0020200551 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 13, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 13, 2025, 7:50 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42263U 95015GD 25286.32652132 .00003044 00000-0 20201-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 42263 98.7542 145.0014 0116514 351.1553 8.7557 13.98843810533671
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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