DMSP 5F-3 (USA 172)
Mission information
Status
Active
The satellite is in orbit
The network has not received data from this satellite for a long time
The satellite is in orbit
The network has not received data from this satellite for a long time
Orbital parameters of the satellite
Perigee
835.71 km
Apogee
847.41 km
Inclination
99.0°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7219.7 km
Velocity
7.41 km/s
Mission timeline
Launch time
2003-10-18 00:00:00
Decayed time
2003-10-18 00:00:00
Transmitters
Telemetry decoder DMSP 5F-3 (USA 172)
Decoder name
Decoder fields
Data for the last 30 days
Orbital Elements
Last two-line elements (TLE)
TLE source
Celestrak (active)
TLE updated
2025-10-13 05:09:43
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28054U 03048A 25285.99910358 .00000184 00000+0 12000-3 0 9998
2 28054 99.0106 302.9581 0008104 123.0041 267.9243 14.14391861134546