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DSCS III B-5 - 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 16117U          26145.63284689 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00003
2 16117  14.3028 346.4731 0004764 109.4070 263.6822  0.98987855    04
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 15:11:17
Eccentricity: 0.0004764
inclination: 14.3028°
perigee height: 36130 km
apogee height: 36171 km
right ascension of ascending node: 346.4731°
argument of perigee: 109.4070°
revolutions per day: 0.98987855
mean anomaly at epoch: 263.6822°

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

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