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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 42285U          26067.30977384 +.00000000 +00000-0 +23073-2 0 00003
2 42285  98.9048  97.6141 0028995 320.5998  39.3072 14.26598707    01
Epoch (UTC): 08 March 2026 07:26:04
Eccentricity: 0.0028995
inclination: 98.9048°
perigee height: 782 km
apogee height: 824 km
right ascension of ascending node: 97.6141°
argument of perigee: 320.5998°
revolutions per day: 14.26598707
mean anomaly at epoch: 39.3072°

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

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