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Explorer 11/Cluster Stage 4 - 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 00107U          26017.58184875 +.00000000 +00000-0 +32460-3 0 00001
2 00107  28.7787 104.3603 0497241 162.2871 199.5723 14.21188347    05
Epoch (UTC): 17 January 2026 13:57:51
Eccentricity: 0.0497241
inclination: 28.7787°
perigee height: 463 km
apogee height: 1179 km
right ascension of ascending node: 104.3603°
argument of perigee: 162.2871°
revolutions per day: 14.21188347
mean anomaly at epoch: 199.5723°

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

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