In orbitDebris

DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB

NORAD: 41835
COSPAR: 1994-057F

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Martin/East Windsor
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S41835, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-08-29
Rocket: Atlas E
Flight: USA 106 (DMSP)
Mission name: DMSP Block 5D-2 S-11
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Command
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-057

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-057, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1994-08-29
Period: 100.7 min
Inclination: 98.94°
Apogee: 808 km
Perigee: 778 km
Radar cross-section: 0.3278 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106) (NORAD 23233)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris8 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit