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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB - 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 40403U          26101.50661117 +.00000000 +00000-0 +65837-3 0 00003
2 40403  98.6713 129.0735 0011796 210.5679 149.4818 14.30956634    04
Epoch (UTC): 11 April 2026 12:09:31
Eccentricity: 0.0011796
inclination: 98.6713°
perigee height: 780 km
apogee height: 797 km
right ascension of ascending node: 129.0735°
argument of perigee: 210.5679°
revolutions per day: 14.30956634
mean anomaly at epoch: 149.4818°

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

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