DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)

NORAD 18123 · Payload · In orbit since 1987

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Launched: 1987-06-20 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator: US (United States)
Object type: Payload
Purpose: Meteorology
Mass: 773 kg
Size: 6.9 × 1.5 m
Orbit class: LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee: 817 × 837 km
Inclination: 98.7°
Period: 101.3 min
Eccentricity: 0.0014
Orbit data: Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).