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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 28617U          26087.58923295 +.00000000 +00000-0 +35764-2 0 00000
2 28617 100.4758 318.2479 0046664 260.4459 127.9827 13.80991679    00
Epoch (UTC): 28 March 2026 14:08:29
Eccentricity: 0.0046664
inclination: 100.4758°
perigee height: 926 km
apogee height: 995 km
right ascension of ascending node: 318.2479°
argument of perigee: 260.4459°
revolutions per day: 13.80991679
mean anomaly at epoch: 127.9827°

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

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