DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11164

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

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: 1995-015HC

Object number (NORAD): 42286

Object ID (CCSDS): 42286

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.253 minutes

Inclination: 98.9173 deg

SMA: 7196.116 km

Apoapsis: 857.222 km

Periapsis: 778.739 km

RAAN: 233.8879 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00545315

Argument of periapsis: 124.5067 deg

Mean anomaly: 236.1277 deg

Mean motion: 14.22183184 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005921 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0026483105 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 22, 2025, 10:52 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 21, 2025, 3:07 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 42286U 95015HC 25264.63033738 .00005921 00000-0 26483-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 42286 98.9173 233.8879 0054532 124.5067 236.1277 14.22183184532568

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-28 10:14:08	0.0001528974	116.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2025-04-02 16:31:14	0.0001028475	272.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
IRS 1D	SSO	2025-02-13 13:29:45	0.0001200742	785.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
METEOR 2-5	LEO	2024-11-01 17:36:08	0.0002814247	206.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
EXPLORER 30	LEO	2024-08-16 00:20:33	0.0001235402	315.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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