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DMSP 5D-3 F17 - 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 29522U          26146.24915253 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50805-4 0 00005
2 29522  98.7381 153.2683 0011182 115.6362 244.5968 14.14988885    07
Epoch (UTC): 26 May 2026 05:58:46
Eccentricity: 0.0011182
inclination: 98.7381°
perigee height: 834 km
apogee height: 850 km
right ascension of ascending node: 153.2683°
argument of perigee: 115.6362°
revolutions per day: 14.14988885
mean anomaly at epoch: 244.5968°

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

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