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DMSP 5D-3 F18 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 35953U          26087.90314478 +.00000000 +00000-0 +91646-3 0 00006
2 35953  98.6493  78.8978 0004631   9.2374  57.0161 14.28470756    06
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 21:40:31
Eccentricity: 0.0004631
inclination: 98.6493°
perigee height: 794 km
apogee height: 800 km
right ascension of ascending node: 78.8978°
argument of perigee: 9.2374°
revolutions per day: 14.28470756
mean anomaly at epoch: 57.0161°

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

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