Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11062
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: 99.621 minutes
Inclination: 98.8865 deg
SMA: 7118.611 km
Apoapsis: 759.648 km
Periapsis: 721.304 km
RAAN: 195.0854 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026932
Argument of periapsis: 211.3712 deg
Mean anomaly: 148.5873 deg
Mean motion: 14.4547269 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008331 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0023649 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 11:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42278U 95015GU 25185.98323331 .00008331 00000-0 23649-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42278 98.8865 195.0854 0026932 211.3712 148.5873 14.45472690517360
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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