DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by US Air Force Space and Missile Center, launched 2003.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.9886° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008214 |
| Period | 101.8 min |
| Apogee | 850 km |
| Perigee | 838 km |
| Mean motion | 14.14484904 rev/day |
| RAAN | 212.1438° |
| Arg of perigee | 90.7987° |
| Mean anomaly | 334.1463° |
| B* | 3.0538e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 17,231 |
1 28054U 03048A 26188.18378020 .00000013 00000-0 30538-4 0 99952 28054 98.9886 212.1438 0008214 90.7987 334.1463 14.14484904172312{
"OBJECT_NAME": "DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2003-048A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:24:38.609+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.14484904,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008214,
"INCLINATION": 98.9886,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 212.1438,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 90.7987,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 334.1463,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 28054,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 17231,
"BSTAR": 0.000030538,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 1.3e-7,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) |
| Operator | |
| Country | United States |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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