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
836.18 km
Apogee
847.00 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
Space-Track.org
TLE updated
2025-09-30 01:07:27
Two-line elements (TLE)
1 28054U 03048A 25272.78518215 .00000277 00000-0 16843-3 0 9990
2 28054 99.0120 289.6292 0007586 156.8477 308.8240 14.14383781132678