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DMSP-16 (USA 172) - 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 28054U          26140.59716354 +.00000000 +00000-0 +18825-5 0 00004
2 28054  98.9906 164.2411 0006299 217.8340 304.2323 14.14479740    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 14:19:54
Eccentricity: 0.0006299
inclination: 98.9906°
perigee height: 840 km
apogee height: 849 km
right ascension of ascending node: 164.2411°
argument of perigee: 217.8340°
revolutions per day: 14.14479740
mean anomaly at epoch: 304.2323°

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

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