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DMSP 5D-2 F-14 - 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 24753U          26140.56681660 +.00000000 +00000-0 +52065-4 0 00007
2 24753  98.7597 189.5540 0009092 163.4242 196.7231 14.16763464    03
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 13:36:12
Eccentricity: 0.0009092
inclination: 98.7597°
perigee height: 830 km
apogee height: 843 km
right ascension of ascending node: 189.5540°
argument of perigee: 163.4242°
revolutions per day: 14.16763464
mean anomaly at epoch: 196.7231°

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

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