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Launch · COSPAR 1997-012 · 04 Apr 1997

DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131)

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

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

20

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

11

Decayed

9

45% 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 · 20

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131)247531997-012AUnknownLEO830 / 842 km98.75°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 19

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB247561997-012BDecayedLEO217 / 234 km98.78°26 Oct 2020—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB247651997-012CDecayedLEO207 / 225 km98.77°22 Dec 2016—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB247771997-012DDecayedLEO186 / 204 km98.79°01 Jan 2024—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB247781997-012EDecayedLEO220 / 248 km98.76°16 Jun 2026—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629351997-012FDecayedLEO357 / 391 km98.89°31 Mar 2025—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629361997-012GDecayedLEO356 / 393 km99.20°19 Mar 2026—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629371997-012HInactiveLEO689 / 727 km99.02°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629381997-012JInactiveLEO826 / 827 km98.83°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629391997-012KInactiveLEO821 / 837 km98.80°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629401997-012LDecayedLEO525 / 541 km98.91°31 Oct 2025—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629411997-012MInactiveLEO734 / 818 km99.48°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629421997-012NInactiveLEO725 / 903 km99.33°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629431997-012PInactiveLEO658 / 682 km99.00°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629441997-012QInactiveLEO649 / 780 km98.07°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629451997-012RInactiveLEO494 / 720 km98.34°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629461997-012SDecayedLEO403 / 424 km98.46°15 Dec 2025—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB629471997-012TDecayedLEO442 / 473 km99.45°14 Dec 2025—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB631541997-012UInactiveLEO774 / 827 km98.77°on orbit—
DMSP 5D-2 F14 DEB631551997-012VInactiveLEO779 / 829 km98.84°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1997-012
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
04 Apr 1997
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHVH

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1997-012; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

DMSP 5D-2 F14 (USA 131) — Launch 1997-012, 04 Apr 1997 | SatelliteIndex