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DMSP-16 (USA 172) - 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 28054U          26145.61782867 +.00000000 +00000-0 +28807-4 0 00004
2 28054  98.9901 169.2958 0006562 202.4431 311.2800 14.14480222    05
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:49:40
Eccentricity: 0.0006562
inclination: 98.9901°
perigee height: 839 km
apogee height: 849 km
right ascension of ascending node: 169.2958°
argument of perigee: 202.4431°
revolutions per day: 14.14480222
mean anomaly at epoch: 311.2800°

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

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