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NIMBUS 2 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 26816U          26087.80904777 +.00000000 +00000-0 +33840-2 0 00001
2 26816 100.3451  30.1844 0060841 326.9234  88.8674 13.57979731    00
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 19:25:01
Eccentricity: 0.0060841
inclination: 100.3451°
perigee height: 998 km
apogee height: 1088 km
right ascension of ascending node: 30.1844°
argument of perigee: 326.9234°
revolutions per day: 13.57979731
mean anomaly at epoch: 88.8674°

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

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