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DMSP B5D1-2 - 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 10033U          26150.53750145 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12481-3 0 00003
2 10033  99.1181 198.0605 0036661 279.7890  79.9152 14.31453932    09
Epoch (UTC): 30 May 2026 12:54:00
Eccentricity: 0.0036661
inclination: 99.1181°
perigee height: 761 km
apogee height: 813 km
right ascension of ascending node: 198.0605°
argument of perigee: 279.7890°
revolutions per day: 14.31453932
mean anomaly at epoch: 79.9152°

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

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