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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 40404U          26017.31326712 +.00000000 +00000-0 +21101-3 0 00004
2 40404  98.7960  34.6359 0005407 206.1646 153.9257 14.18777298    00
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 07:31:06
Eccentricity: 0.0005407
inclination: 98.7960°
perigee height: 826 km
apogee height: 833 km
right ascension of ascending node: 34.6359°
argument of perigee: 206.1646°
revolutions per day: 14.18777298
mean anomaly at epoch: 153.9257°

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

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