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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          26140.44434753 +.00000000 +00000-0 +66113-4 0 00002
2 18822  98.3550 308.2046 0007110 143.0887 217.0786 14.28817459    06
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 10:39:51
Eccentricity: 0.0007110
inclination: 98.3550°
perigee height: 791 km
apogee height: 801 km
right ascension of ascending node: 308.2046°
argument of perigee: 143.0887°
revolutions per day: 14.28817459
mean anomaly at epoch: 217.0786°

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

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