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Injun 5 (Explorer 40) - 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 03338U          26088.14749131 +.00000000 +00000-0 +76114-4 0 00007
2 03338  80.6614 148.1234 1130390 104.4125 268.4889 12.23559693    01
Epoch (UTC): 29 March 2026 03:32:23
Eccentricity: 0.1130390
inclination: 80.6614°
perigee height: 678 km
apogee height: 2476 km
right ascension of ascending node: 148.1234°
argument of perigee: 104.4125°
revolutions per day: 12.23559693
mean anomaly at epoch: 268.4889°

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

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