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DMSP B5D2-4 - 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 18822U          26146.18665319 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10994-3 0 00008
2 18822  98.3554 313.7060 0007349 128.2941 231.8904 14.28820303    05
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 04:28:46
Eccentricity: 0.0007349
inclination: 98.3554°
perigee height: 790 km
apogee height: 801 km
right ascension of ascending node: 313.7060°
argument of perigee: 128.2941°
revolutions per day: 14.28820303
mean anomaly at epoch: 231.8904°

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

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