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
836.88 km
Apogee
846.43 km
Inclination
99.0°
Period
103.2 min
Semi-major axis
7219.8 km
Velocity
7.43 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
2025-08-05 19:38:35
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28054U 03048A 25217.54482764 .00000074 00000+0 62527-4 0 9997
2 28054 99.0130 233.8931 0006580 328.7567 183.6169 14.14363944124863