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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          26140.59222171 +.00000000 +00000-0 +24123-4 0 00001
2 29522  98.7383 147.7269 0010988 130.2713 229.9423 14.14987859    06
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 14:12:47
Eccentricity: 0.0010988
inclination: 98.7383°
perigee height: 834 km
apogee height: 850 km
right ascension of ascending node: 147.7269°
argument of perigee: 130.2713°
revolutions per day: 14.14987859
mean anomaly at epoch: 229.9423°

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

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