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SMOS - 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 36036U          26088.12996110 +.00000000 +00000-0 +11109-3 0 00009
2 36036  98.4435 276.6287 0000936  94.1194 266.0101 14.39773789    01
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 03:07:08
Eccentricity: 0.0000936
inclination: 98.4435°
perigee height: 759 km
apogee height: 760 km
right ascension of ascending node: 276.6287°
argument of perigee: 94.1194°
revolutions per day: 14.39773789
mean anomaly at epoch: 266.0101°

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

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