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MetOp-C - 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 43689U          26088.17804209 +.00000000 +00000-0 +82705-4 0 00004
2 43689  98.6724 149.2164 0001957  73.2484 286.8908 14.21503381    04
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 04:16:22
Eccentricity: 0.0001957
inclination: 98.6724°
perigee height: 819 km
apogee height: 822 km
right ascension of ascending node: 149.2164°
argument of perigee: 73.2484°
revolutions per day: 14.21503381
mean anomaly at epoch: 286.8908°

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

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