Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11117
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 1995-015JR
Object number (NORAD): 42323
Object ID (CCSDS): 42323
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.601 minutes
Inclination: 98.8354 deg
SMA: 7212.621 km
Apoapsis: 837.178 km
Periapsis: 831.794 km
RAAN: 253.7342 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00037318
Argument of periapsis: 125.3824 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.7699 deg
Mean motion: 14.17304262 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000449 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024408558 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 6:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42323U 95015JR 25241.26774788 .00000449 00000-0 24409-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 42323 98.8354 253.7342 0003732 125.3824 234.7699 14.17304262511332
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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