DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106), 23233
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106), 23233 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Aug 1994 UTC via an ATLAS E launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MM/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
BLOCK 5D, STAR 37S
Mass
~1,474 kg wet, ~760 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.290 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106)
1 23233U 94057A 25261.24031070 .00000009 00000-0 26408-4 0 9994
2 23233 98.7133 313.0981 0010445 337.1993 22.8716 14.16019694603488Epoch: 2025-09-18T05:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T05:46:02.844Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-130.81849°
Altitude
834.809 km
Speed
7.439 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 52m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:32:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
843.545 km
Perigee altitude
828.474 km
Semi-major axis
7,214.146 km
Eccentricity
0.00104
Inclination
98.7133°
RAAN
313.0981°
Arg. of periapsis
337.1993°
True anomaly
22.91818°
Mean anomaly
22.8716°
Eccentric anomaly
22.89488°
Mean motion
3.54214 °/min
Orbital period
101.63 mins
BSTAR
0.000026408
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1994 (1994-08-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-09-18 16:31:36.320Z | 11.917° NNE | 2025-09-18 16:35:36.320Z | 345.441° N | 44.506° | 2025-09-18 16:40:36.320Z | 197.632° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 02:17:36.320Z | 94.357° ESE | 2025-09-19 02:19:36.320Z | 67.03° ENE | 19.411° | 2025-09-19 02:23:36.320Z | 18.01° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-19 03:56:36.320Z | 191.721° SSW | 2025-09-19 03:59:36.320Z | 247.932° W | 38.191° | 2025-09-19 04:04:36.320Z | 334.624° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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