DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

14057

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

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 F8 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB

International designator: 1987-053K

Object number (NORAD): 60252

Object ID (CCSDS): 60252

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.108 minutes

Inclination: 98.7232 deg

SMA: 7189.236 km

Apoapsis: 825.188 km

Periapsis: 797.014 km

RAAN: 172.5849 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00195948

Argument of periapsis: 315.4711 deg

Mean anomaly: 44.4892 deg

Mean motion: 14.24225183 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002941 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0012916374 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:57 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 60252U 87053K 25346.28965088 .00002941 00000-0 12916-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 60252 98.7232 172.5849 0019595 315.4711 44.4892 14.24225183 72524

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-06-22 03:42:51	0.0001297679	187.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARGOS	SSO	2025-03-25 19:28:13	0.0006996953	117.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-05 00:00:31	0.0001699726	123.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-08-31 21:01:52	0.0002228225	575.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2024-08-13 12:19:19	0.0009408849	155.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military meteorological satellite

DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.

The launch took place on June 20, 1987, 2:34 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 20, 1987, 2:34 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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