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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          26140.57010733 +.00000000 +00000-0 +26528-4 0 00004
2 18123  98.7334 327.0120 0011510 237.8921 122.1138 14.19548432    05
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 13:40:57
Eccentricity: 0.0011510
inclination: 98.7334°
perigee height: 819 km
apogee height: 835 km
right ascension of ascending node: 327.0120°
argument of perigee: 237.8921°
revolutions per day: 14.19548432
mean anomaly at epoch: 122.1138°

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

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