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NORAD 10820

OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.4° from the equator, between 800 and 826 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3)

OPS 6182 (DMSP 5D-1 F3) is a satellite from the United States, launched on May 1, 1978 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.4 times a day), between 758 and 771 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

DMSP 5D-1/F03 · meteorological satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 758 km to 758 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.