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DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172), 28054

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172), 28054 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 18 Oct 2003 UTC via a TITAN II SLV 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

28054, 2003-048A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LM/EW

Mission

On reserve Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

BLOCK 5D, STAR 37FP

Mass

1,960 kg wet, 1,145 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-10-18 (22 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN II SLV

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

6.715 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)
1 28054U 03048A   25197.93304869 -.00000013  00000-0  16769-4 0  9998
2 28054  99.0123 214.1043 0007647  24.6480  45.8348 14.14360280122093

Epoch: 2025-07-16T22:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T22:23:35.406Z)

Latitude

68.71398°

Longitude

-80.68699°

Altitude

852.483 km

Speed

7.435 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 40m 51s

True Declination

68° 35' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

27.60726°

Longitude

-61.18352°

Altitude

842.344 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 15m 55s

Apparent Declination

-5° 43' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:21:48

Azimuth

286.837° WNW

Elevation

-27.542°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

847.191 km

Perigee altitude

836.149 km

Semi-major axis

7,219.807 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

99.0123°

RAAN

214.1043°

Arg. of periapsis

24.648°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

45.8348°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53798 °/min

Orbital period

101.75 mins

BSTAR

0.000016769

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DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB, 28606 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB, 28607 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB, 28976 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB, 36298 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) 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	2025-07-17 13:54:53.815Z	16.89° NNE	2025-07-17 13:59:53.815Z	86.56° E	44.349°	2025-07-17 14:04:53.815Z	189.922° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-17 23:42:53.815Z	86.197° E	2025-07-17 23:44:53.815Z	59.812° ENE	17.126°	2025-07-17 23:47:53.815Z	24.089° NE
9 mins	2025-07-18 01:20:53.815Z	181.185° SSW	2025-07-18 01:24:53.815Z	264.793° W	41.481°	2025-07-18 01:29:53.815Z	338.67° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172), 28054 on other resources

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