Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3) at a glance.
Uptime
19230
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)
International designator: 1972-089A
Object number (NORAD): 6275
Object ID (CCSDS): 6275
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.725 minutes
Inclination: 98.4997 deg
SMA: 7171.093 km
Apoapsis: 817.056 km
Periapsis: 768.86 km
RAAN: 354.3091 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033604
Argument of periapsis: 265.9363 deg
Mean anomaly: 93.7978 deg
Mean motion: 14.29633508 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000234 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010761 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 10:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)
TLE line 1: 1 06275U 72089A 25184.94766046 .00000234 00000-0 10761-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 06275 98.4997 354.3091 0033604 265.9363 93.7978 14.29633508734911
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 9, 1972, 3:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 9, 1972, 3:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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