DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11222

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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: 1995-015GJ

Object number (NORAD): 42268

Object ID (CCSDS): 42268

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.414 minutes

Inclination: 98.7355 deg

SMA: 7251.022 km

Apoapsis: 956.721 km

Periapsis: 789.053 km

RAAN: 186.1894 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01156174

Argument of periapsis: 160.8686 deg

Mean anomaly: 199.6879 deg

Mean motion: 14.06060267 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006696 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0038622066 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 12:47 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42268U 95015GJ 25346.03267518 .00006696 00000-0 38622-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 42268 98.7355 186.1894 0115617 160.8686 199.6879 14.06060267540970

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 883	LEO	2025-11-14 22:24:32	0.0002091158	510.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1697	LEO	2025-01-16 06:09:31	0.0001508347	256.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
METEOR 1-13	LEO	2024-11-18 19:41:45	0.0001040758	554.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-11-12 03:39:53	0.0005883486	139.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 06:34:26	0.0003553265	351.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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