DECAYED

DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB, 62946 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB, 62946 was space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 04 Apr 1997 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

62946, 1997-012S

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMT/EW

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1997-04-04 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 months ago

TLE from 6 months ago

0 DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB
1 62946U 97012S   25348.44049042  .08913766  00000-0  12660+0 0  9999
2 62946  98.4565  38.9990 0015695 350.9582   9.1381 15.51123426483065

Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:34:18.372Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

157.06909°

Altitude

406.019 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 35m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:15:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

421.073 km

Perigee altitude

399.763 km

Semi-major axis

6,788.555 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

98.4565°

RAAN

38.999°

Arg. of periapsis

350.9582°

True anomaly

9.16672°

Mean anomaly

9.1381°

Eccentric anomaly

9.1524°

Mean motion

3.88041 °/min

Orbital period

92.77 mins

BSTAR

0.1266

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DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB, 62946 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:34:18.372Z)

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