OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1) at a glance.

Uptime

18535

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 6983 (DMSP 5C F1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)

International designator: 1974-063A

Object number (NORAD): 7411

Object ID (CCSDS): 7411

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.743 minutes

Inclination: 98.5483 deg

SMA: 7171.961 km

Apoapsis: 823.998 km

Periapsis: 763.654 km

RAAN: 332.9009 deg

Eccentricy: 0.004207

Argument of periapsis: 120.2065 deg

Mean anomaly: 240.3294 deg

Mean motion: 14.29374031 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000426 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00018238 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 12:51 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)

TLE line 1: 1 07411U 74063A 25127.53595100 .00000426 00000-0 18238-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 07411 98.5483 332.9009 0042070 120.2065 240.3294 14.29374031636415

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Associated space launch

Military meteorological satellite

OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F1’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 9, 1974, 3:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Launch to space Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F1
Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 9, 1974, 3:22 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2A

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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