In orbitDebris

DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB

NORAD: 60252
COSPAR: 1987-053K

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S60252, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1987-06-20
Rocket: Atlas E
Flight: USA 26 (DMSP F8)
Mission name: DMSP Block 5D-2 S-9
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC3W
Launched by: US Air Force Space Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1987-053

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1987-053, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1987-06-20
Period: 101.0 min
Inclination: 98.72°
Apogee: 822 km
Perigee: 794 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26) (NORAD 18123)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris11 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit