OPS 8579 (DMSP 5B F5)

retiredleo

NORAD / COSPAR7218 / 1974-015A

ConstellationUNCLASSIFIED

Object typePAYLOAD

Country / ownerUnited States

OperatorVarious

Launch date16 Mar 1974

Launch siteN/A

Launch vehicleN/A

Decay dateIn orbit

Period100.54 min

Inclination98.99°

Apoapsis825 km

Periapsis744 km

Mean altitude784 km

Semi-major axis7155 km

Eccentricity0.00567

Latitude—

Longitude—

Altitude—

Velocity—

Footprint area—

TLE epoch9/8/2026, 7:59:35 AM

SourceSpace-Track

1 07218U 74015A   26251.33304947  .00000135  00000-0  66403-4 0  9996
2 07218  98.9932 357.5122 0056689  64.9113 295.7938 14.32223550732858