DMSP

NORAD 25991 · COSPAR 1999-067A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #23780 @ 828 x 844 km x 99.0725 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-11-22 04:30 UTC Â· 25732.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

DMSP 5D-3 F15 (USA 147)
1 25991U 99067A 23326.18808170 .00000275 00000+0 16034-3 0 9996
2 25991 99.0725 332.5660 0010602 142.2805 293.9605 14.16849169237809

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 12th 1999

Spacecraft age

26 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DoD/NOAA

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Titan 2

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space

Launch mass

1,152 kg

Power

900.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

99.0725Â°

Period

101.63 min

Perigee

828 km

Apogee

844 km

Eccentricity

0.0010602

RAAN

332.566Â°

Arg of Perigee

142.2805Â°

Mean Motion

14.16849169 rev/d