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DMSP F15 (USA 147) - 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 25991U          26106.89484860 +.00000000 +00000-0 +64859-4 0 00007
2 25991  99.0027 144.6672 0010247 171.1164 291.6133 14.17540150    03
Epoch (UTC): 16 April 2026 21:28:34
Eccentricity: 0.0010247
inclination: 99.0027°
perigee height: 826 km
apogee height: 841 km
right ascension of ascending node: 144.6672°
argument of perigee: 171.1164°
revolutions per day: 14.17540150
mean anomaly at epoch: 291.6133°

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

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