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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 28621U          26088.05888926 +.00000000 +00000-0 +38308-2 0 00006
2 28621 100.2452 308.8123 0028689  78.9628 281.4773 14.30304509    04
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 01:24:48
Eccentricity: 0.0028689
inclination: 100.2452°
perigee height: 770 km
apogee height: 811 km
right ascension of ascending node: 308.8123°
argument of perigee: 78.9628°
revolutions per day: 14.30304509
mean anomaly at epoch: 281.4773°

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

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