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DMSP B5D1-3 - 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 10820U          26072.80339853 +.00000000 +00000-0 +19645-3 0 00008
2 10820  98.4535 269.1939 0008182 273.3692  86.6560 14.37993655    00
Epoch (UTC): 13 March 2026 19:16:53
Eccentricity: 0.0008182
inclination: 98.4535°
perigee height: 759 km
apogee height: 771 km
right ascension of ascending node: 269.1939°
argument of perigee: 273.3692°
revolutions per day: 14.37993655
mean anomaly at epoch: 86.6560°

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

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