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NOAA 12 - 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 21263U          26088.10950729 +.00000000 +00000-0 +75808-4 0 00006
2 21263  98.6173  77.8112 0012483 261.9527  98.0237 14.26723722    01
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 02:37:41
Eccentricity: 0.0012483
inclination: 98.6173°
perigee height: 794 km
apogee height: 812 km
right ascension of ascending node: 77.8112°
argument of perigee: 261.9527°
revolutions per day: 14.26723722
mean anomaly at epoch: 98.0237°

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

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