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    DMSP 5D-3 F18
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 17 October 2009 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Weather Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 35951 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2009-057A | 
| Alternative names | USA 210 | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.878° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00109 | 
| RA ascending node | 18.657 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 179.105° | 
| Mean anomaly | 181.015° | 
| Orbital period | 101.786 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 05:32 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 842.5 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 850.4 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 858.2 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB DMSP 5D-3 F18 DEB