Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10319
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
International designator: 1997-012H
Object number (NORAD): 62937
Object ID (CCSDS): 62937
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.817 minutes
Inclination: 98.7808 deg
SMA: 7175.446 km
Apoapsis: 802.264 km
Periapsis: 792.359 km
RAAN: 233.1847 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006902
Argument of periapsis: 32.5811 deg
Mean anomaly: 327.5795 deg
Mean motion: 14.28332679 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0001475 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.005912 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 1:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 62937U 97012H 25185.07417781 .00014750 00000-0 59120-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 62937 98.7808 233.1847 0006902 32.5811 327.5795 14.28332679 27938
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.
The launch took place on April 4, 1997, 4:47 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.
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Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 4, 1997, 4:47 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Retired military weather satellite breaks up
A defunct military weather satellite has broken up in orbit and created more than 50 pieces of debris, the latest in a series of similar incidents. The post Retired military weather satellite breaks up appeared first on SpaceNews.
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