Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11223
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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: 1995-015HL
Object number (NORAD): 42294
Object ID (CCSDS): 42294
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.384 minutes
Inclination: 98.872 deg
SMA: 6963.54 km
Apoapsis: 592.174 km
Periapsis: 578.637 km
RAAN: 30.3996 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00097199
Argument of periapsis: 34.1541 deg
Mean anomaly: 326.0299 deg
Mean motion: 14.94024143 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00131949 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.012138513 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 8:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42294U 95015HL 25346.85499699 .00131949 00000-0 12139-1 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42294 98.8720 30.3996 0009720 34.1541 326.0299 14.94024143547596
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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