Orbit Inclination: 98.8°
Period: 101.9 minutes
Perigee: 845.0 km
Apogee: 851.0 km
Orbit Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous

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DMSP Satellite F13 was built by General Electrics Astro-Space
Division (now part of Martin Marietta Astro Space). It was
launched on March 24, 1995 from Vandenberg AFB, California using
an Atlas E ... rocket. The spacecraft is 3.7 meters in length with a
diameter of 1.2 meters with an on-orbit mass of 831
kilograms. It has a design lifetime of 48 months. Power is
provided though a 9.29 sq-m solar cell panel. Attitude is
controlled using momentum wheels and magnetic coils using a
strap-down star sensor and gyros as the reference.

Characteristics:

Maximum Altitude: 856 km
Minimum Altitude: 844 km
Inclination: 98.8 deg
Period: 102.0 minutes
Eccentricity: 0.00083
Ascending Equator Crossing Time (Local Time):
At Launch: 17:42
Current (09/02/95): 17:43
Swath Width:
Visible and Infrared Imagery - 3000 km
Microwave Imagery - 1400 km
Temperature Sounder - 1500 km
Water Vapor Profiler - 1500 km
Launch Date - March 24, 1995
End Mission (Operational Support - F13 is currently (9/02/95)
providing primary support with sensors OLS, SSM/I, SSM/T,
SSM/T-2, SSJ/4, SSIES2, SSM, SSB/X and SSZ still providing data.

Additional information available at
http://ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov:5721/source_documents/dmsp_f13.html
and
http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html

[Summary provided by GHRC]

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1995-015A
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/dmsp.html
http://ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov:5721/source_documents/dmsp_f13.html
http://dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html