Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11222
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 F13 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
International designator: 1995-015GN
Object number (NORAD): 42272
Object ID (CCSDS): 42272
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.517 minutes
Inclination: 98.8797 deg
SMA: 7161.222 km
Apoapsis: 798.677 km
Periapsis: 767.496 km
RAAN: 5.9951 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00217708
Argument of periapsis: 33.0448 deg
Mean anomaly: 327.209 deg
Mean motion: 14.32590528 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007312 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0027006573 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 12:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42272U 95015GN 25345.00576768 .00007312 00000-0 27007-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42272 98.8797 5.9951 0021771 33.0448 327.2090 14.32590528540737
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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