Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
14000
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: 101.129 minutes
Inclination: 98.7268 deg
SMA: 7190.26 km
Apoapsis: 826.549 km
Periapsis: 797.7 km
RAAN: 117.6197 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00200609
Argument of periapsis: 112.944 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.3858 deg
Mean motion: 14.23920995 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002969 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013111967 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 10:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 60252U 87053K 25290.92417598 .00002969 00000-0 13112-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 60252 98.7268 117.6197 0020061 112.9440 247.3858 14.23920995 64640
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.
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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