Skip to content
SatelliteIndex

Launch · COSPAR 1987-053 · 20 Jun 1987

DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

12

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

3

Decayed

9

75% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 12

Open in explorer →

Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)181231987-053AUnknownLEO819 / 835 km98.73°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 11

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB181271987-053BDecayedLEO260 / 282 km98.70°31 Aug 2001—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB181281987-053CDecayedLEO259 / 282 km98.67°04 Nov 1999—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB181541987-053DDecayedLEO183 / 208 km98.66°11 Apr 1999—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB181591987-053EDecayedLEO167 / 176 km98.63°10 Nov 2001—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB368541987-053FDecayedLEO412 / 447 km98.76°20 Nov 2011—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB368551987-053GDecayedLEO496 / 565 km98.77°26 Oct 2011—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB368561987-053HDecayedLEO282 / 348 km99.37°14 Jul 2011—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB602511987-053JInactiveLEO790 / 811 km98.73°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB602521987-053KInactiveLEO795 / 821 km98.73°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB602531987-053LDecayedLEO457 / 517 km98.67°04 Oct 2024—
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB602541987-053MDecayedLEO441 / 498 km98.66°04 Oct 2024—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1987-053
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
20 Jun 1987
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYE7HW8YVAWD80EW23S

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1987-053; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.