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Weather

DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)

NonoperationalWeatherLEO

DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) is a United States weather satellite, launched on March 24, 1995 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 24, 1995 at 02:05 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65E Atlas
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DMSP-5D2 F13

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
841 km
Periapsis
830 km
Inclination
98.8°
Orbital period
101.62 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,487 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-015A
NORAD catalog №
23533
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
3.1623 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational