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DMSP B5D2-8 - 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 23533U          26146.13675240 +.00000000 +00000-0 +60410-4 0 00001
2 23533  98.8030 160.2859 0006160 207.6743 195.0111 14.17020544    05
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 03:16:55
Eccentricity: 0.0006160
inclination: 98.8030°
perigee height: 831 km
apogee height: 840 km
right ascension of ascending node: 160.2859°
argument of perigee: 207.6743°
revolutions per day: 14.17020544
mean anomaly at epoch: 195.0111°

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

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