Launch Details

Launched	3 April 1997
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	62943
COSPAR ID	1997-012P
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.650°
Eccentricity	0.00385
RA ascending node	11.131 hr
Argument perigee	309.117°
Mean anomaly	50.659°
Orbital period	101.350 min
Epoch of osculation	01 May 2025, 19:44

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	802.0 km
Mean Altitude	829.7 km
Peak Altitude	857.4 km

Launched alongside

DMSP 5D-2 F14 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB