Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10379
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
International designator: 1997-012M
Object number (NORAD): 62941
Object ID (CCSDS): 62941
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.897 minutes
Inclination: 99.0656 deg
SMA: 7226.59 km
Apoapsis: 880.715 km
Periapsis: 816.195 km
RAAN: 292.5373 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00446407
Argument of periapsis: 277.9388 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.6718 deg
Mean motion: 14.13196843 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00016654 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.008819715 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 8:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 62941U 97012M 25245.84915999 .00016654 00000-0 88197-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 62941 99.0656 292.5373 0044641 277.9388 81.6718 14.13196843467371
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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