DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB, 40497 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 24 Mar 1995 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

40497, 1995-015CL

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1995-03-24 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago

0 DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB
1 40497U 95015CL  25196.30342428  .00003524  00000-0  11741-2 0  9993
2 40497  98.6926 228.1888 0001592 274.3851  85.7153 14.38234349536903

Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:16:55.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-174.4438°

Altitude

767.193 km

Speed

7.471 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 12m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.17061°

Longitude

5.52429°

Altitude

772.374 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 47m 17s

Apparent Declination

-33° 26' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:50:19

Azimuth

276.235° WNW

Elevation

-65.794°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

762.608 km

Perigee altitude

760.335 km

Semi-major axis

7,139.609 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

98.6926°

RAAN

228.1888°

Arg. of periapsis

274.3851°

True anomaly

85.73349°

Mean anomaly

85.7153°

Eccentric anomaly

85.7244°

Mean motion

3.59775 °/min

Orbital period

100.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0011741

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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB 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.
9 mins	2025-07-19 01:33:46.895Z	140.476° SSE	2025-07-19 01:38:46.895Z	55.712° ENE	34.308°	2025-07-19 01:42:46.895Z	1.141° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 03:14:46.895Z	228.121° WSW	2025-07-19 03:17:46.895Z	271.52° WNW	19.243°	2025-07-19 03:20:46.895Z	310.593° NW
4 mins	2025-07-19 13:45:46.895Z	72.111° E	2025-07-19 13:46:46.895Z	84.906° E	13.909°	2025-07-19 13:49:46.895Z	122.293° SE
8 mins	2025-07-19 15:22:46.895Z	3.596° NNE	2025-07-19 15:26:46.895Z	274.968° WNW	41.297°	2025-07-19 15:30:46.895Z	209.294° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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