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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 42299U          26070.67315667 +.00000000 +00000-0 +62969-2 0 00009
2 42299  98.6977 146.5143 0013398 219.8335 140.1895 14.85331833    00
Epoch (UTC): 11 March 2026 16:09:20
Eccentricity: 0.0013398
inclination: 98.6977°
perigee height: 603 km
apogee height: 622 km
right ascension of ascending node: 146.5143°
argument of perigee: 219.8335°
revolutions per day: 14.85331833
mean anomaly at epoch: 140.1895°

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

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