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DMSP B5D2-3 - 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 18123U          26146.20887912 +.00000000 +00000-0 +55063-4 0 00007
2 18123  98.7335 332.5721 0011723 220.4647 139.5658 14.19549476    01
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 05:00:47
Eccentricity: 0.0011723
inclination: 98.7335°
perigee height: 818 km
apogee height: 835 km
right ascension of ascending node: 332.5721°
argument of perigee: 220.4647°
revolutions per day: 14.19549476
mean anomaly at epoch: 139.5658°

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

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