Key statistics
Satellite OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2) at a glance.
Uptime
20139
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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 OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2)
International designator: 1970-070A
Object number (NORAD): 4512
Object ID (CCSDS): 4512
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.256 minutes
Inclination: 98.851 deg
SMA: 7148.825 km
Apoapsis: 816.476 km
Periapsis: 724.905 km
RAAN: 232.2484 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00640463
Argument of periapsis: 66.0717 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.7159 deg
Mean motion: 14.36318388 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000634 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022738907 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 3:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2)
TLE line 1: 1 04512U 70070A 25295.65647639 .00000634 00000-0 22739-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04512 98.8510 232.2484 0064046 66.0717 294.7159 14.36318388877528
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
OPS 0203 (DMSP 5A F2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 3, 1970, 8:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 3, 1970, 8:39 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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