Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11223
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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: 1995-015GU
Object number (NORAD): 42278
Object ID (CCSDS): 42278
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.262 minutes
Inclination: 98.8816 deg
SMA: 7101.46 km
Apoapsis: 741.749 km
Periapsis: 704.902 km
RAAN: 1.4141 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0025943
Argument of periapsis: 103.5711 deg
Mean anomaly: 256.8374 deg
Mean motion: 14.50712236 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00022259 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0056321 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 7:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42278U 95015GU 25344.32502969 .00022259 00000-0 56321-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42278 98.8816 1.4141 0025943 103.5711 256.8374 14.50712236540271
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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