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

11121

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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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: 1995-015JT

Object number (NORAD): 42325

Object ID (CCSDS): 42325

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.081 minutes

Inclination: 98.7298 deg

SMA: 7140.5 km

Apoapsis: 768.977 km

Periapsis: 755.753 km

RAAN: 281.171 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00092599

Argument of periapsis: 273.8909 deg

Mean anomaly: 86.1219 deg

Mean motion: 14.38831013 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00011729 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0038202538 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 8:20 p.m. UTC

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

TLE line 1: 1 42325U 95015JT 25244.84740907 .00011729 00000-0 38203-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 42325 98.7298 281.1710 0009260 273.8909 86.1219 14.38831013511237

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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
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-05-19 02:16:07	0.0001942254	190.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2025-04-04 16:34:04	0.0001915256	824.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-20 02:34:08	0.0002671985	553.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1125	LEO	2024-11-09 20:03:42	0.0001912014	520.0 (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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