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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
7 hours ago
Origin
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, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.290 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
1 23533U 95015A   25128.97466274  .00000175  00000-0  10908-3 0  9993
2 23533  98.8149 141.6640 0005983 221.8322 167.9930 14.16887772555959
Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:23:30.86Z)
Latitude
29.5016°
Longitude
-81.25914°
Altitude
843.783 km
Speed
7.431 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 06m 37s
True Declination
29° 21' 22"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
71.04429°
Longitude
-102.65102°
Altitude
851.78 km
Speed
7.431 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 03m 22s
Apparent Declination
25° 01' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:31:18
Azimuth
337.603° N
Elevation
-21.606°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
837.38 km
Perigee altitude
828.751 km
Semi-major axis
7,211.202 km
Eccentricity
0.0005983
Inclination
98.8149°
RAAN
141.664°
Arg. of periapsis
221.8322°
True anomaly
168.00725°
Mean anomaly
167.993°
Eccentric anomaly
168.00013°
Mean motion
3.54431 °/min
BSTAR
0.00010908
Orbital period
101.57 mins
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DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) Visibility forecast

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10 mins2025-05-09 13:23:29.491Z22.873° NE2025-05-09 13:28:29.491Z112.945° SE40.52°2025-05-09 13:33:29.491Z180.729° SSW
5 mins2025-05-09 15:06:29.491Z320.474° NNW2025-05-09 15:08:29.491Z293.021° NW17.641°2025-05-09 15:11:29.491Z257.727° W
9 mins2025-05-10 00:47:29.491Z167.003° S2025-05-10 00:51:29.491Z188.446° SSW44.501°2025-05-10 00:56:29.491Z345.104° N
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