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
836.81 km
Apogee
846.51 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
2025-08-03 17:33:25
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28054U 03048A 25215.56521628 .00000064 00000+0 57324-4 0 9998
2 28054 99.0129 231.8956 0006680 334.8053 183.5612 14.14363439124563