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DMSP B5D1-3 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 10820U          26069.11557382 +.00000000 +00000-0 +20686-3 0 00004
2 10820  98.4534 265.5651 0008233 285.7444  74.2835 14.37989165    08
Epoch (UTC): 10 March 2026 02:46:25
Eccentricity: 0.0008233
inclination: 98.4534°
perigee height: 759 km
apogee height: 771 km
right ascension of ascending node: 265.5651°
argument of perigee: 285.7444°
revolutions per day: 14.37989165
mean anomaly at epoch: 74.2835°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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