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DMSP 5D-3 F17 - 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 29522U          26145.61274816 +.00000000 +00000-0 +50621-4 0 00004
2 29522  98.7381 152.6449 0011163 117.2417 242.9895 14.14988735    03
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:42:21
Eccentricity: 0.0011163
inclination: 98.7381°
perigee height: 834 km
apogee height: 850 km
right ascension of ascending node: 152.6449°
argument of perigee: 117.2417°
revolutions per day: 14.14988735
mean anomaly at epoch: 242.9895°

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

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