About DMSP F-3
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 10820U 78042A 26011.50049719 .00000509 00000-0 18279-3 0 9991
2 10820 98.4517 208.8737 0010341 95.3771 264.8596 14.37912595490495
Epoch: Jan 11, 2026 •
Age: 13 hours
Current Status
Altitude 784.0 km
Velocity 7.46 km/s
Sub-Earth Point -37.99°S,
99.46°W
Launch Date May 1, 1978
Age 47.7 years
Type other
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 447.00 kg
Dry Mass 447.00 kg
Total Mass 1177.00 kg
Length 6.10 m
Diameter 1.50 m
Span 6.10 m
Shape Box + Pan
Manufacturer RCA
Bus Type Block 5D
Phase Status Attached in Orbit
Owner/State SAMSO/US
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