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DMSP B5D2-6 - 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 21798U          26140.60510053 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35873-4 0 00003
2 21798  98.6921 169.4644 0012253 356.1679   3.9400 14.17442779    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 14:31:20
Eccentricity: 0.0012253
inclination: 98.6921°
perigee height: 825 km
apogee height: 843 km
right ascension of ascending node: 169.4644°
argument of perigee: 356.1679°
revolutions per day: 14.17442779
mean anomaly at epoch: 3.9400°

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

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