Spacecraft information: DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB

Launch Details
Launched 3 April 1997
Flight ended 14 December 2025
Status Decayed
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 62946
COSPAR ID 1997-012S
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.457°
Eccentricity 0.00157
RA ascending node 2.600 hr
Argument perigee 350.958°
Mean anomaly 9.138°
Orbital period 92.836 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Dec 2025, 10:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 409.9 km
Mean Altitude 420.6 km
Peak Altitude 431.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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