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DMSP-16 (USA 172) - 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 28054U          26032.50270355 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10144-3 0 00005
2 28054  99.0018  55.3534 0007513 164.3877 317.7309 14.14447188    07
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 12:03:53
Eccentricity: 0.0007513
inclination: 99.0018°
perigee height: 839 km
apogee height: 850 km
right ascension of ascending node: 55.3534°
argument of perigee: 164.3877°
revolutions per day: 14.14447188
mean anomaly at epoch: 317.7309°

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

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