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ERS-1 - 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 21574U          26153.63771116 +.00000000 +00000-0 +12191-3 0 00008
2 21574  98.7801 173.9799 0030965 311.7626  48.0915 14.39508009    04
Epoch (UTC): 02 June 2026 15:18:18
Eccentricity: 0.0030965
inclination: 98.7801°
perigee height: 738 km
apogee height: 782 km
right ascension of ascending node: 173.9799°
argument of perigee: 311.7626°
revolutions per day: 14.39508009
mean anomaly at epoch: 48.0915°

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

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