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DMSP B5D2-5 - 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 20978U          26146.17664692 +.00000000 +00000-0 +90143-4 0 00000
2 20978  98.6104 206.0123 0070735 351.5209   8.4778 14.40150586    05
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 04:14:22
Eccentricity: 0.0070735
inclination: 98.6104°
perigee height: 708 km
apogee height: 808 km
right ascension of ascending node: 206.0123°
argument of perigee: 351.5209°
revolutions per day: 14.40150586
mean anomaly at epoch: 8.4778°

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

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