DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)

DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) is a weather operated by United States, currently in low Earth orbit, around 846 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 102 minutes at an inclination of 99.0°. It was launched in 2003. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

28054

COSPAR ID

2003-048A

Type

Weather

Orbit

LEO

Perigee (lowest)

846 km

Apogee (highest)

856 km

Inclination

98.99°

Orbital period

102 min

Launch year

2003

Operator

United States

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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