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 60252
COSPAR ID 1987-053K
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.724°
Eccentricity 0.00200
RA ascending node 14.961 hr
Argument perigee 162.596°
Mean anomaly 197.591°
Orbital period 101.089 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 11:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 803.0 km
Mean Altitude 817.4 km
Peak Altitude 831.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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