OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3)

retiredleo

NORAD / COSPAR4953 / 1971-012A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date17 Feb 1971

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay dateIn orbit

Period99.85 min

Inclination98.47°

Apoapsis778 km

Periapsis725 km

Mean altitude751 km

Semi-major axis7122 km

Eccentricity0.00372

Latitude—

Longitude—

Altitude—

Velocity—

Footprint area—

TLE epoch9/8/2026, 2:16:44 PM

SourceSpace-Track

1 04953U 71012A   26251.59496158  .00000146  00000-0  57191-4 0  9993
2 04953  98.4683 120.6765 0037231 174.4418 185.7192 14.42207907910800