DMSP 5D-3 F16

Launch Details
Launched 17 October 2003
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Weather
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 28054
COSPAR ID 2003-048A
Alternative names USA 172
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 99.014°
Eccentricity 0.00071
RA ascending node 10.114 hr
Argument perigee 181.965°
Mean anomaly 222.673°
Orbital period 101.814 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2025, 02:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 846.5 km
Mean Altitude 851.7 km
Peak Altitude 856.8 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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