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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

23533, 1995-015A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

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)

1995-03-24 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS E

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

4.290 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
1 23533U 95015A   25221.56796287  .00000114  00000-0  79013-4 0  9998
2 23533  98.8144 233.4312 0006196 334.0071 135.8756 14.16916583569065

Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:37:51.991Z)

Latitude

68.36016°

Longitude

-86.45775°

Altitude

850.797 km

Speed

7.432 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 05m 14s

True Declination

68° 14' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.91239°

Longitude

-101.2301°

Altitude

845.991 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 11m 34s

Apparent Declination

3° 38' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:10:30

Azimuth

338.484° N

Elevation

-44.244°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

837.435 km

Perigee altitude

828.499 km

Semi-major axis

7,211.104 km

Eccentricity

0.00062

Inclination

98.8144°

RAAN

233.4312°

Arg. of periapsis

334.0071°

True anomaly

135.925°

Mean anomaly

135.8756°

Eccentric anomaly

135.90031°

Mean motion

3.54438 °/min

Orbital period

101.57 mins

BSTAR

0.000079013

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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40419 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40431 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40432 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40433 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40434

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40435 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40436

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40437

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.
10 mins	2025-08-10 01:05:05.040Z	179.093° S	2025-08-10 01:10:05.040Z	273.392° WNW	41.139°	2025-08-10 01:15:05.040Z	339.139° N
9 mins	2025-08-10 13:26:05.040Z	25.583° NE	2025-08-10 13:30:05.040Z	101.12° ESE	40.646°	2025-08-10 13:35:05.040Z	180.012° SSW
5 mins	2025-08-10 15:08:05.040Z	323.156° NNW	2025-08-10 15:10:05.040Z	296.185° NW	17.881°	2025-08-10 15:13:05.040Z	259.641° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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