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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          26142.57979352 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12616-4 0 00004
2 28054  98.9903 166.2372 0006397 211.6957 320.5628 14.14479820    08
Epoch (UTC): 22 May 2026 13:54:54
Eccentricity: 0.0006397
inclination: 98.9903°
perigee height: 839 km
apogee height: 849 km
right ascension of ascending node: 166.2372°
argument of perigee: 211.6957°
revolutions per day: 14.14479820
mean anomaly at epoch: 320.5628°

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

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