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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 42259U          26088.03878272 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12237-2 0 00003
2 42259  98.6374 122.6859 0011587 149.4270 210.7594 14.36584987    06
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 00:55:50
Eccentricity: 0.0011587
inclination: 98.6374°
perigee height: 762 km
apogee height: 778 km
right ascension of ascending node: 122.6859°
argument of perigee: 149.4270°
revolutions per day: 14.36584987
mean anomaly at epoch: 210.7594°

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

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