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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 42268U          26088.01723410 +.00000000 +00000-0 +26053-2 0 00005
2 42268  98.7351 289.5411 0116102 218.8177 140.4610 14.07095638    01
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 00:24:49
Eccentricity: 0.0116102
inclination: 98.7351°
perigee height: 785 km
apogee height: 953 km
right ascension of ascending node: 289.5411°
argument of perigee: 218.8177°
revolutions per day: 14.07095638
mean anomaly at epoch: 140.4610°

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

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