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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

NORAD: 42258
COSPAR: 1995-015FY

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42258, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-03-24
Rocket: Atlas E
Flight: USA 109 (DMSP)
Mission name: DMSP Block 5D-2 S-13
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Command
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-015, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1995-03-24
Period: 102.4 min
Inclination: 98.74°
Apogee: 964 km
Perigee: 784 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0127 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) (NORAD 23533)

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

DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB

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