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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 40648U          26087.49299322 +.00000000 +00000-0 +44740-2 0 00009
2 40648 100.2069 276.6111 0037898 319.8425  39.9908 13.49523528    03
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 11:49:54
Eccentricity: 0.0037898
inclination: 100.2069°
perigee height: 1046 km
apogee height: 1102 km
right ascension of ascending node: 276.6111°
argument of perigee: 319.8425°
revolutions per day: 13.49523528
mean anomaly at epoch: 39.9908°

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

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