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    OPS 1294
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 17 November 1983 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 14506 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1983-113A | 
| Alternative names | DMSP 5D-2 F7 | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.395° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00107 | 
| RA ascending node | 6.044 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 186.698° | 
| Mean anomaly | 227.509° | 
| Orbital period | 100.724 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 09:34 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 792.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 800.0 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 807.7 km | 
Orbital History
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