DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109), 23533
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109), 23533 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 24 Mar 1995 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
LMT/EW
Mission
Non-operational Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
BLOCK 5D, STAR 37S
Mass
1,456 kg wet, 749 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)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
1 23533U 95015A 26253.18656578 .00000044 00000-0 43987-4 0 9993
2 23533 98.8042 266.2746 0005605 271.2159 160.4702 14.17042461625233Epoch: 2026-09-10T04:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T04:28:39.283Z)
Latitude
69.84242°
Longitude
-174.93247°
Altitude
851.219 km
Speed
7.431 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 05m 50s
True Declination
69° 43' 56"
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
02:28:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
836.581 km
Perigee altitude
828.498 km
Semi-major axis
7,210.676 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
98.8042°
RAAN
266.2746°
Arg. of periapsis
271.2159°
True anomaly
160.49166°
Mean anomaly
160.4702°
Eccentric anomaly
160.48093°
Mean motion
3.5447 °/min
Orbital period
101.56 mins
BSTAR
0.000043987
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1995 (1995-03-24 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 F13 (USA 109) 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 | 2026-09-10 13:12:06.327Z | 32.474° NE | 2026-09-10 13:17:06.327Z | 109.011° ESE | 37.313° | 2026-09-10 13:21:06.327Z | 162.644° S |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-10 14:54:06.327Z | 336.755° NNW | 2026-09-10 14:57:06.327Z | 289.459° WNW | 27.814° | 2026-09-10 15:01:06.327Z | 239.119° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-09-11 00:36:06.327Z | 148.732° SSE | 2026-09-11 00:40:06.327Z | 78.703° E | 61.693° | 2026-09-11 00:45:06.327Z | 354.384° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-11 02:19:06.327Z | 244.759° WSW | 2026-09-11 02:21:06.327Z | 270.049° WNW | 16.439° | 2026-09-11 02:24:06.327Z | 304.778° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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