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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          26053.86554397 +.00000000 +00000-0 +88389-4 0 00002
2 25991  99.0124  90.9148 0009358 333.4619  26.2615 14.17513335    03
Epoch (UTC): 22 February 2026 20:46:22
Eccentricity: 0.0009358
inclination: 99.0124°
perigee height: 827 km
apogee height: 841 km
right ascension of ascending node: 90.9148°
argument of perigee: 333.4619°
revolutions per day: 14.17513335
mean anomaly at epoch: 26.2615°

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

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