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(50.0830°N, 19.9170°E)
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Explorer 7 - 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 00022U          26073.83275725 +.00000000 +00000-0 +68747-3 0 00009
2 00022  50.2424 206.0331 0080428 104.7764 256.2124 15.26837350    01
Epoch (UTC): 14 March 2026 19:59:10
Eccentricity: 0.0080428
inclination: 50.2424°
perigee height: 430 km
apogee height: 540 km
right ascension of ascending node: 206.0331°
argument of perigee: 104.7764°
revolutions per day: 15.26837350
mean anomaly at epoch: 256.2124°

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

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