Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11119
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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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: 1995-015GX
Object number (NORAD): 42281
Object ID (CCSDS): 42281
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.927 minutes
Inclination: 98.5641 deg
SMA: 7085.48 km
Apoapsis: 728.811 km
Periapsis: 685.879 km
RAAN: 295.2079 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00302958
Argument of periapsis: 216.8941 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.0172 deg
Mean motion: 14.55622813 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012375 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0028246768 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:19 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42281U 95015GX 25241.38851047 .00012375 00000-0 28247-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 42281 98.5641 295.2079 0030296 216.8941 143.0172 14.55622813541237
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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