Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11167
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: 98.825 minutes
Inclination: 98.5609 deg
SMA: 7080.637 km
Apoapsis: 723.272 km
Periapsis: 681.732 km
RAAN: 347.1088 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00293333
Argument of periapsis: 70.0529 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.3824 deg
Mean motion: 14.57116565 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00021572 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0047549459 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42281U 95015GX 25291.95645693 .00021572 00000-0 47549-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42281 98.5609 347.1088 0029333 70.0529 290.3824 14.57116565548590
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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