Spacecraft information: DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB

Launch Details
Launched 19 June 1987
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 60251
COSPAR ID 1987-053J
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.728°
Eccentricity 0.00170
RA ascending node 15.067 hr
Argument perigee 145.956°
Mean anomaly 214.271°
Orbital period 100.947 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 12:09

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 798.4 km
Mean Altitude 810.6 km
Peak Altitude 822.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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