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DMSP 5D-3 F19 (USA 249) - 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 39630U          26140.58018858 +.00000000 +00000-0 +60072-4 0 00009
2 39630  98.7816 140.9187 0009234 290.2692  69.7489 14.14969373    00
Epoch (UTC): 20 May 2026 13:55:28
Eccentricity: 0.0009234
inclination: 98.7816°
perigee height: 836 km
apogee height: 849 km
right ascension of ascending node: 140.9187°
argument of perigee: 290.2692°
revolutions per day: 14.14969373
mean anomaly at epoch: 69.7489°

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

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