DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172)
Launch
Launched on Oct 18, 2003 from Space Launch Complex 4W, United States of America aboard a Titan II SLV.
Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:15 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 18, 2003
Mass
—
Apogee
853 km
Perigee
844 km
Inclination
98.99°
Period
1.70 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
844 × 853 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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