Key statistics
Satellite OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2) at a glance.
Uptime
19462
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)
International designator: 1972-018A
Object number (NORAD): 5903
Object ID (CCSDS): 5903
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.031 minutes
Inclination: 99.1166 deg
SMA: 7185.618 km
Apoapsis: 843.962 km
Periapsis: 771.004 km
RAAN: 1.6084 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0050767
Argument of periapsis: 10.5072 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.7155 deg
Mean motion: 14.25300964 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000068963 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)
TLE line 1: 1 05903U 72018A 25186.58095541 .00000117 00000-0 68963-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 05903 99.1166 1.6084 0050767 10.5072 349.7155 14.25300964840831
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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