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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          26088.16639286 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11902-3 0 00003
2 28054  98.9968 111.4393 0007364  22.6894  64.2657 14.14469726    07
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 03:59:36
Eccentricity: 0.0007364
inclination: 98.9968°
perigee height: 839 km
apogee height: 849 km
right ascension of ascending node: 111.4393°
argument of perigee: 22.6894°
revolutions per day: 14.14469726
mean anomaly at epoch: 64.2657°

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

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