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DMSP BIV-1 Rocket - 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 02422U          26100.13957257 +.00000000 +00000-0 +10731-3 0 00006
2 02422  98.2349 256.7157 0111071  55.1568 306.0010 14.46726365    05
Epoch (UTC): 10 April 2026 03:20:59
Eccentricity: 0.0111071
inclination: 98.2349°
perigee height: 657 km
apogee height: 815 km
right ascension of ascending node: 256.7157°
argument of perigee: 55.1568°
revolutions per day: 14.46726365
mean anomaly at epoch: 306.0010°

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

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