Spacecraft information: OPS 5058

Launch Details
Launched 23 March 1972
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 5903
COSPAR ID 1972-018A
Alternative names DMSP 5B F2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 99.124°
Eccentricity 0.00503
RA ascending node 17.981 hr
Argument perigee 349.984°
Mean anomaly 10.033°
Orbital period 101.020 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 11:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 777.9 km
Mean Altitude 814.1 km
Peak Altitude 850.2 km

Launched alongside

THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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