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DMSP B5D2-7 - 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 23233U          26146.23101699 +.00000000 +00000-0 +31085-4 0 00007
2 23233  98.6702 197.0481 0010484 341.7381  18.3415 14.16069247    03
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 05:32:39
Eccentricity: 0.0010484
inclination: 98.6702°
perigee height: 831 km
apogee height: 846 km
right ascension of ascending node: 197.0481°
argument of perigee: 341.7381°
revolutions per day: 14.16069247
mean anomaly at epoch: 18.3415°

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

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