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 4 hours ago
0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
1 23533U 95015A 26137.54651991 .00000048 00000-0 46008-4 0 9999
2 23533 98.8038 151.7805 0005744 235.3547 290.7854 14.17018744608859Epoch: 2026-05-17T13:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T13:06:59.320Z)
Latitude
13.72226°
Longitude
-98.05835°
Altitude
836.152 km
Speed
7.437 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 15m 44s
True Declination
13° 38' 39"
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
01:47:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
836.762 km
Perigee altitude
828.478 km
Semi-major axis
7,210.757 km
Eccentricity
0.00057
Inclination
98.8038°
RAAN
151.7805°
Arg. of periapsis
235.3547°
True anomaly
290.72385°
Mean anomaly
290.7854°
Eccentric anomaly
290.75462°
Mean motion
3.54464 °/min
Orbital period
101.56 mins
BSTAR
0.000046008
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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 | 2026-05-18 00:19:32.771Z | 137.98° SSE | 2026-05-18 00:23:32.771Z | 77.797° E | 35.532° | 2026-05-18 00:28:32.771Z | 0.206° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-18 02:01:32.771Z | 227.533° WSW | 2026-05-18 02:04:32.771Z | 269.452° W | 20.75° | 2026-05-18 02:07:32.771Z | 308.705° NW |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-18 12:41:32.771Z | 64.767° ENE | 2026-05-18 12:43:32.771Z | 92.349° ESE | 18.783° | 2026-05-18 12:46:32.771Z | 131.176° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-18 14:20:32.771Z | 357.29° N | 2026-05-18 14:24:32.771Z | 276.773° WNW | 37.563° | 2026-05-18 14:28:32.771Z | 217.705° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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