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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 42296U 95015HN  16156.79985534  .00001840  00000-0  92551-3 0  9990
2 42296  98.8071 160.8571 0016628  53.4994 306.8117 14.17605117 37541
Epoch (UTC): 04 June 2016 19:11:47
Eccentricity: 0.0016628
inclination: 98.8071°
perigee height: 821 km
apogee height: 845 km
right ascension of ascending node: 160.8571°
argument of perigee: 53.4994°
revolutions per day: 14.17605117
mean anomaly at epoch: 306.8117°

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

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