DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

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: 1995-015HB

Object number (NORAD): 42285

Object ID (CCSDS): 42285

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.997 minutes

Inclination: 98.9142 deg

SMA: 7183.977 km

Apoapsis: 829.105 km

Periapsis: 782.58 km

RAAN: 10.1501 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00323807

Argument of periapsis: 208.8853 deg

Mean anomaly: 151.0534 deg

Mean motion: 14.25789219 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006732 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0028338428 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:10 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42285U 95015HB 25346.29877172 .00006732 00000-0 28338-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 42285 98.9142 10.1501 0032381 208.8853 151.0534 14.25789219541215

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
IDEFIX/ARIANE 42P	SSO	2025-12-12 16:53:33	0.0002239462	594.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-03-04 12:57:28	0.0001468224	104.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-01-03 18:08:31	0.0003491262	91.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 05:11:16	0.0002517179	806.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2A R/B	SSO	2024-10-23 20:55:54	0.0001174743	290.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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