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DMSP F15 (USA 147) - 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 25991U          26140.97866434 +.00000000 +00000-0 +60884-4 0 00009
2 25991  98.9979 179.1912 0011124  81.4896 339.7146 14.17552426    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 23:29:16
Eccentricity: 0.0011124
inclination: 98.9979°
perigee height: 826 km
apogee height: 842 km
right ascension of ascending node: 179.1912°
argument of perigee: 81.4896°
revolutions per day: 14.17552426
mean anomaly at epoch: 339.7146°

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

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