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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          26140.57840404 +.00000000 +00000-0 +69907-5 0 00007
2 23233  98.6706 191.5440 0010804 358.3406   1.7731 14.16068689    05
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 13:52:54
Eccentricity: 0.0010804
inclination: 98.6706°
perigee height: 831 km
apogee height: 846 km
right ascension of ascending node: 191.5440°
argument of perigee: 358.3406°
revolutions per day: 14.16068689
mean anomaly at epoch: 1.7731°

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

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