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(36.8333°N, 80.3417°W)
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Tiros 1 despin weight - 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 00115U          26129.82373132 +.00000000 +00000-0 +21611-3 0 00003
2 00115  48.1630 289.5758 0025487  85.7019 274.6811 14.97991138    02
Epoch (UTC): 09 May 2026 19:46:10
Eccentricity: 0.0025487
inclination: 48.1630°
perigee height: 555 km
apogee height: 591 km
right ascension of ascending node: 289.5758°
argument of perigee: 85.7019°
revolutions per day: 14.97991138
mean anomaly at epoch: 274.6811°

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

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