Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10375
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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 F14 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
International designator: 1997-012P
Object number (NORAD): 62943
Object ID (CCSDS): 62943
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.843 minutes
Inclination: 98.7351 deg
SMA: 7176.681 km
Apoapsis: 814.83 km
Periapsis: 782.263 km
RAAN: 285.3272 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00226896
Argument of periapsis: 325.9602 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.0123 deg
Mean motion: 14.27964064 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00044746 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.01790421 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 1:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 62943U 97012P 25241.57222915 .00044746 00000-0 17904-1 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 62943 98.7351 285.3272 0022690 325.9602 34.0123 14.27964064467063
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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